Rep. Blanco Statement On Racist Comments Made on Texas House Floor

(Press Release) “Earlier Today on the Texas House Floor, Representative Rinaldi said, in regards to SB 4 protestors, “I called I.C.E…Fuck them.” If that is not racism, I don’t know what is. I am deeply disappointed in his comments and attitude towards Hispanics and immigrants. His phone call to ICE to detain Hispanic protesters and immigrants only highlights the institutional racism this body embraced this session by passing SB 4. Other Republican colleagues had the class and respect to apologize for Representative Rinaldi’s behavior. But the only one that can apologize for Rep. Rinaldi’s behavior is Rep. Rinaldi. Representative Rinaldi owes an apology to the Texas House and more importantly to the very people his hateful and disparaging comments were aimed at.”

Video of racist “white power” call made to Rep. Blanco’s Capitol office supporting Rep. Rinaldi