MAGA candidate burns LGBTQ+ books with flamethrower in unhinged campaign video
Valentina Gomez, a MAGA-loving fringe candidate for Missouri Secretary of State, got the internet’s attention Tuesday when she posted a video on X that shows her wielding a flamethrower to burn LGBTQ+ books.
The first-generation Latina is among four candidates on the ballot for the Republican primary in Missouri scheduled for August 6.
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Dressed in a floral blouse, tight-fitting black tights, and desert-style military boots, the 20-something aims a flamethrower at a pile of books on a stool.
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“This is what I will do to the grooming books when I become secretary of state,” Gomez declares through a heavy Spanish accent. “These books are from a Missouri public library. They will burn.”
The effect is one part Lauren Boebert, one part Sofia Vergara as Griselda.
The caption accompanying the incendiary post reads: “When I’m Secretary of State, I will
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Originally posted on: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/02/maga-candidate-burns-lgbtq-books-with-flamethrower-in-unhinged-campaign-video/