Missouri GOP Candidate Says 'Don't Be Weak And Gay' In Bonkers Campaign Video
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Valentina Gomez, the homophobic Missouri secretary of state candidate, drew mockery for her "trainwreck" of an ad.
A Missouri secretary of state candidate tells voters “don’t be weak and gay” in an actual campaign ad derided as “beyond cringe” and a “trainwreck” by viewers on social media. (Watch the video below.)
Valentina Gomez is seen jogging through the heavily LGBTQ Soulard district in St. Louis, according to the Advocate, as she spews her homophobia.
“In America you can be anything you want, so don’t be weak and gay,” she said in the clip posted to X on Sunday. “Stay fucking hard.” The video then cuts to a photo of her with a gun.
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