President Trump mocked Texas Senate Democrat candidate James Talarico for lying about being a vegan.
Trump made the remarks during a dinner in the Rose Garden with battleground Republicans.
Talarico, who previously claimed to be a vegan, wants to represent Texas, a state that has some of the best barbecue in the country.
James Talarico actually said it is “existential” to reduce meat consumption to fight climate change.
In a newly resurfaced video from 2022, Talarico is shown wearing a mask and talking about embracing veganism in order to fight climate change.
“We have, I think, heard more and more of issues of animal welfare,” Talarico told the Texas crowd. “I think not just because it’s the right thing to do and the moral thing to do, but it’s also—as all of you know—necessary to fight climate change.”
“It is now existential that we try to reduce our meat consumption and that we try to respect animals in all aspects of society,” Talarico said.
“I am proud to say that our campaign has officially become a non-meat campaign…we are only buying vegan products from our local vegan businesses,” he said.
President Trump has previously zinged Talarico for lying about being a vegan and he mocked the far-left Texas Democrat Senate candidate again on Wednesday.
“[Ken Paxton] is running against Talacreepo,” Trump said trolling Talarico.
“Now he says he loves meat. You know what he does? He eats meat and he goes outside and throws up all over the place,” he said.
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