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Rep. Tony Gonzales announces he will not seek re-election amid House Ethics investigation into affair
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Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, announced Thursday evening he will not seek re-election amid a House Ethics investigation into an affair he admitted to having with a former staffer.
Gonzales, a married father of 6, admitted to the affair for the first time during an appearance on a conservative talk radio show on Wednesday – a day after advancing to the GOP primary runoff for his congressional district.
"At 18, I swore an oath to defend our nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic. During my 20 years in the military and three terms in Congress, I have fought for that cause with absolute dedication to the country that I love," Gonzales said in a statement.
"From overcoming the border crisis to taking a stand with my communities after the worst school shooting in Texas’ history, my philosophy has never changed: do as much as you can, and always fight for the greater good," he continued.
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"After deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out the rest of this Congress with the same commitment I’ve always had to my district," he added. "Through the rest of my term, I will continue fighting for my constituents, for whom I am eternally grateful."
"I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment, and there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions," he said on "The Joe Pags Show" Wednesday night. "Since then, I've reconciled with my wife, Angel. I've asked God to forgive me, which he has, and my faith is as strong as ever."
The House Ethics Committee also launched an investigation into Gonzales on Wednesday to determine if he engaged in sexual misconduct with a female member of his staff and whether he doled out special favors or privileges as a result.
The former staffer, Regina Santos-Aviles, died after setting herself on fire outside her home late last year.
MIKE JOHNSON ASKS EMBATTLED HOUSE REPUBLICAN TONY GONZALES TO DROP RE-ELECTION BID
House GOP leaders called on the embattled representative to drop his re-election bid.
"The Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Congressman Tony Gonzales’s conduct, and we urge them to act expeditiously. Congressman Gonzales has said he will fully cooperate with the investigation," Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and other top Republicans said in a statement this week.
"We have encouraged him to address these very serious allegations directly with his constituents and his colleagues. In the meantime, Leadership has asked Congressman Gonzales to withdraw from his race for re-election," they added.
Gonzales' departure paves the way for challenger Brandon Herrera to take the nomination. Herrera narrowly edged Gonzales by a 43.33% - 41.73% margin in Texas' GOP primary for the 23rd congressional district on Tuesday, causing a runoff due to neither candidate earning 50% of the vote.
Herrera called his opponent's withdrawal from the race the "appropriate decision."
"I appreciate Tony Gonzales for making the appropriate decision," Herrera wrote on X. "I look forward to being the voice of TX23 that our district deserves. From the border, to oil theft, water rights, data centers, and many other issues. It’s an honor to be chosen and together we will make Texas proud."
Gonzales initially said he would not step down in the face of the accusations, telling reporters in late February "what you’ve seen is not all the facts."
Fox News Digital's Anders Hagstrom and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Russell Wilson escalates feud with Sean Payton, labels Broncos coach 'classless'
Russell Wilson and Sean Payton spent just one NFL season together, but tension lingered after a rocky year.
And it appears the tension that built up from that tumultuous stretch continues to linger.
Wilson’s interview on the "Bussin’ With the Boys" podcast, recorded before last month’s Super Bowl between Seattle and New England, recently resurfaced.
In the interview, Wilson doubled down on his October comment labeling Payton "classless," saying he felt slighted by his former coach’s remarks.
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"[When] you've been on the same side or this and that, and I got the same amount of rings as you got, meaning Sean, right?" said Wilson, who won a Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks as Payton did coaching for the New Orleans Saints.
"I got a lot of respect for him as a play-caller, this and that, but to take a shot, I don't like. I don't think it's necessary, you know, I mean, especially when I'm not even on your own team anymore. So, for me, there's a point in time where you have to, I've realized, I've stayed quiet for so long. There's a there's a time and place where I'm not.
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"I know who I am as a competitor, as a warrior, as a champion, too, and, you know, I've beaten Sean, too. You know, like we've been on the same place and the same thing. And so, it's not a matter of disrespect. Just don't disrespect me."
After a rocky one-year stint with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024, Wilson joined the New York Giants last offseason. However, he was relegated to a backup role after just three games.
Rookie Jaxson Dart quickly showed promise once he had the chance to start, but his season was briefly derailed by injury. Jameis Winston — not Wilson — stepped in for Dart in a handful of games. Dart threw three touchdowns in a Week 7 matchup with the Broncos, nearly pulling off an upset in what was eventually a close loss.
After the game, Payton said Dart provided a "spark" to the Giants' offense.
"I was talking to [Giants owner] John Mara not too long ago, and I said, 'We were hoping that that change would have happened long after our game,'" Payton said.
Payton also said the Broncos would have faced less of a challenge had Wilson been under center.
"Classless … but not surprised," Wilson responded in a social media post. "Didn't realize you're still bounty hunting 15+ years later though the media."
Despite last season's struggles and chatter about his football future, Wilson does not appear ready to call it quits in 2026.
"I wanna play a few more years for sure," he said. "I think, for me, I've always had the vision of getting to 40, at least. I think the game is different. Quarterbacks, we get hit. It's not, you know, we get hit hard, but … there's certain rules. I mean, back in the day when I started, bro, it was you just get [clobbered].
"I mean, so I feel like the game allows you to, you know, live a little longer, I guess. I feel healthy. I feel great. But I think, more than anything else is, do you love the game? Do you love studying? Do you love the passion for it all? Do you love the process? Do you love the practice? Do you love — everybody loves the winning part of it, but it's process. There's a journey that you got to be obsessed with. And that part I'm obsessed with."
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Legendary former Packers President and CEO Bob Harlan dead at 89
Bob Harlan, who served as Green Bay Packers president and CEO for almost two decades, has died. He was 89.
The Packers announced Harlan’s death earlier Thursday, saying his family informed them of his death after a brief illness. Team historian Cliff Christl noted Harlan had recently been hospitalized with pneumonia.
Current Packers President and CEO Ed Policy released a statement.
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"The Packers family was saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Harlan," Policy’s statement on social media said.
"Bob was a visionary leader whose impact on the franchise was transformational. From his inspired hiring of Ron Wolf to turn around the club’s on-field fortunes to his tireless work to redevelop Lambeau Field, Bob restored the Packers to competitive excellence during his tenure and helped ensure our unique and treasured flagship NFL franchise was on sound footing for sustained generational success.
"We send our deepest sympathies to his wife, Madeline, and the entire Harlan family."
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Harlan joined the Packers in 1971, but he wasn’t elected president and CEO until 1989. But after he was elected to lead the publicly owned franchise, he wouldn’t move from the role until retiring in 2008.
Harlan was pivotal in getting the Packers back to being a consistent winner in the NFL, or, as NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, he brought the franchise back to its tradition.
"Bob restored the Packers’ tradition of excellence, winning a Super Bowl and renovating Lambeau Field into the iconic venue it is today," Goodell said in a statement. "He also contributed substantially to our league, helping ensure that all cities, large or small, could be successful."
The Packers had winning seasons from 1992-2004 under Harlan, including a Super Bowl victory in 1997 as Brett Favre, who Wolf acquired from the Atlanta Falcons, led the way throughout those years and more as the franchise quarterback.
As Policy mentioned, Harlan had a vision for the franchise, which included a $295 million renovation of iconic Lambeau Field.
"Bob Harlan’s leadership of the Green Bay Packers was outstanding," Favre said in a statement released by the team. "Hiring Ron Wolf and supporting the trade that brought me to Green Bay changed my career. The organization believed in me and gave me the opportunity.
"He was so supportive of me during the challenges I faced in my career. Challenges my family faced, too. He was always there offering his support. He was a great and kind man."
Harlan is also the father of longtime sports broadcaster Kevin Harlan.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Federal agents arrest 12 alleged members of LA's massive 18th Street gang drug trafficking operation
A dozen alleged members and associates of a notorious Los Angeles street gang were arrested in a sweeping federal takedown Thursday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California announced.
Authorities say the suspects are tied to 18th Street, the city’s largest street gang, which evaded law enforcement by using tents to blend in with the homeless population. Investigators allege the group trafficked drugs across Los Angeles, operating mainly in MacArthur Park and Skid Row.
"A total of seven federal indictments charge members of this gang," Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said. "18th Street has harmed MacArthur Park residents and turned the park into a crime-infested area full of drug addicts and the criminals who enable them."
The gang is alleged to have grown into a massive criminal organization with ties to the Mexican Mafia. Members face charges including murder, extortion, racketeering, conspiracy and drug trafficking. In one instance, prosecutors said a member murdered a drug trafficker in retaliation for failing to pay the gang’s extortionate "taxes."
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As part of the takedown known as "Operation Dead Horse," authorities arrested the gang’s alleged street boss and second-in-command, Keiko Marie Gonzalez, 59, known as "Moms."
Prosecutors say she communicated directly with an incarcerated Mexican Mafia member who maintained ultimate control over the 18th Street gang from a California state prison, acting as the critical link between the prison leadership and street-level operation.
Prosecutors say she held the authority to order the murders of her own gang members, rivals, and other drug traffickers. In July 2022, she called for the murder of a woman who failed to pay extortion "taxes" related to her drug trafficking activities within their territory.
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Two other members, George Carillo and Carlos Beltran, are also charged with murder in aid of racketeering for the killing.
Along with drug trafficking and murder, the gang ran illegal gambling establishments known as "casitas" and engaged in organized extortion.
Prosecutors said agents on Thursday seized roughly $80,000 in cash, six firearms, as well as several pounds of drugs. During the overall investigation, law enforcement recovered 175 pounds of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Six other suspects remain at large, authorities said. Two are believed to have fled internationally, one to Mexico and another to Guatemala.
Five of the defendants arrested were scheduled to be arraigned Thursday in the United States District Court in downtown Los Angeles.
If convicted, street boss Gonzalez faces a maximum sentence of life in prison and the accused shooters, Carillo and Beltran, face mandatory life sentences.
Trump criticizes modern MLB during White House event: 'They do things wrong'
The celebration revolved around a soccer team, but President Donald Trump was talking baseball at the White House on Thursday afternoon.
More specifically, his displeasure with the current MLB product.
Trump was hosting Inter Miami CF, the 2025 MLS Cup champions featuring world soccer legend Lionel Messi, when he decided to interject a bit of baseball into the conversation.
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"I love sports and I watched my friend A-Rod with George Steinbrenner – we’d sit in his box just the two of us," Trump said, looking at Alex Rodriguez who was seated to his left in the crowd. Rodriguez seemed to be at the White House for a different occasion, as Trump mentioned that he told him to come up for the MLS celebration.
"He would never have anybody but me," Trump went on about the legendary New York Yankees owner in Steinbrenner. "He liked me, right? He liked me, he liked you. He liked almost nobody."
Then, Trump took a shot at MLB today, a product he isn’t fond of.
"It would be a World Series when baseball was hot – it’s not as hot now, I’ll be honest with you. They do things wrong," Trump said, though not elaborating. "But when baseball was hot as a pistol, I’d sit [with Steinbrenner] and I’d watch the Yankees. They’d have 30 seats, and it would just be me and him."
The lack of explanation from Trump can only lead to speculation about why he doesn’t like the sport today, but there are some debates about the game and how MLB runs its product.
Among them are big markets versus small markets, as payrolls continue to skyrocket without a salary cap. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the prime example, as their spending spree continued this offseason after defending their World Series title in a thrilling seven-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays last season.
But while the Dodgers own the league’s highest payroll ($396 million), the New York Mets ($368.66M), Yankees ($325.82M) and Philadelphia Phillies ($311.18M) are not too far behind. But when they go against teams like the Miami Marlins ($78.11M), Cleveland Guardians ($94.75M) and Washington Nationals ($102.41M), the talent gap can sometimes lead to lopsided games.
MLB has a critical year ahead, though, as that all could change if a salary cap is implemented in collective bargaining agreement negotiations. But it doesn’t seem the MLB Players’ Association wants a cap at all, which could lead to some tense negotiations and a potential lockout with the current CBA set to expire at the end of the year.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred also visited the White House in April 2025, where he and Trump discussed issues pertaining to baseball. Manfred’s arrival in the nation’s capital came after Trump said he would pardon the late Pete Rose, MLB’s all-time hits leader, while criticizing the league for barring him from the Hall of Fame due to gambling.
Rose was posthumously removed from MLB’s permanently ineligible list in May 2025, allowing him to be considered for the Hall of Fame.
Before MLB kicks off its 2026 season, the World Baseball Classic will be held as games have already begun. Team USA, fielding one of its best rosters ever, will begin its tournament on Friday in Houston against Team Brazil.
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Ohio mother charged with murdering two daughters found buried in suitcases near Cleveland
An Ohio mother was charged Thursday with aggravated murder after the bodies of her two young daughters were found buried in separate suitcases in shallow graves in Cleveland earlier this week, officials said.
Aliyah Henderson, 28, was charged with two counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Mila Chatman and Amor Wilson, police told Fox News Digital.
The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the girls’ names and said DNA relationship testing helped identify them. Mila was 8 years old and her half-sister, Amor, was 10, the office said.
The medical examiner’s office has not released a cause of death.
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The girls were discovered Monday evening after a man walking his dog near East 162nd Street and Midland Avenue, in a field near Ginn Academy, found a partially buried suitcase and called police.
Officers responded and located a shallow grave containing a deceased individual inside a suitcase. After canvassing the area, police found a second shallow grave and another suitcase containing a second body.
Mila’s father, DeShaun Chatman, said in an interview with The Associated Press that investigators told him late Wednesday that his daughter was dead.
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Chatman said he had been pursuing custody of his daughter for five years and had sought emergency custody several times. He said he had not seen Mila since 2020, when she was 3 years old.
He also said he tried locating Mila through a child welfare agency but was unable to because he did not know where she was living.
"It’s very much horrible," Chatman told the outlet.
He said Mila had ultimately been living near where the bodies were found, adding that he felt "useless — I couldn’t save my baby."
"Mila was happy-go-lucky, always smiling," Chatman said. "Favorite color was pink — she swore that she was a princess. She was always happy. She was a kid’s kid."
Law enforcement officials said they detained Henderson on Wednesday evening. Another child was found seemingly in good health inside a house authorities searched and was placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services, officials said.
Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said during a news conference earlier this week that the discovery was a "terrible, horrific situation."
"This is a traumatic event for our officers, for the community," she said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Private flights account for 30% of departures from Oman airport as wealthy evacuate Middle East
Long border crossings, SUV convoys and six-figure jet charters have become the new escape route out of the Middle East as Operation Epic Fury intensifies, with private flights now accounting for nearly a third of all departures from Oman’s main airport.
FlightRadar24, a real-time flight tracking platform, reported that while Oman continues to be a "vital" hub for evacuation and repatriation flights, private flights accounted for 31% of operations Wednesday at Muscat International Airport.
As of Thursday afternoon, the platform reported more than 30% of all movements at the airport were private flights.
Semafor reported earlier this week that airports in Oman and Saudi Arabia were drawing ultra-wealthy travelers looking to leave the countries.
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People familiar with the matter told the outlet that private security companies have been booking fleets of SUVs to take people on the 10-hour drive from Dubai to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where private flights are available.
The clientele evacuating the region are a mix of senior executives at global finance firms and wealthy travelers in the region for business or vacation, according to Semafor.
LIV golfer Jon Rahm, a two-time major winner, was just one of the wealthy who arranged flights amid the turmoil.
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Rahm arranged a charter flight through his partnership with VistaJet, a private aviation company, to fly the seven stranded LIV golfers and a caddie from Oman to Hong Kong after their flights were canceled.
After a more than four-hour drive to Oman, the crew flew to Hong Kong.
A spokesperson for Air Charter Service, a company that acts as a global broker for private jets and freight transport, told FOX Business the company has arranged more than 10 evacuation flights, with more scheduled, mainly out of Oman with passengers looking to flee Dubai.
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"We evacuated some of our own staff who were just visiting the region, and we arranged transport via the Hatta crossing into Oman from the UAE to get them to Muscat from where they flew out of the region," the spokesperson said. "The border crossing time at Hatta took around 3–4 hours, as of Sunday, but I suspect this has increased now, as more people look at this option."
Light flight jet trips from Muscat, Oman, to Istanbul, Turkey, are reportedly going for more than $93,000, according to Forbes, which said the price was about double the usual rate.
The outlet added the same route on heavy jets can cost up to $140,000.
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The U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran Saturday, triggering retaliatory attacks targeting countries in the region that host U.S. interests.
Mora Namdar, Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, advised U.S. citizens to leave Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The limited number of available aircraft has pushed up prices, as citizens and travelers attempt to flee.
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Jayson Tatum, 10 months after Achilles injury, expected to return to Celtics Friday vs Mavericks: report
Jayson Tatum’s return to an NBA court appears to be coming much sooner than anyone expected.
The Boston Celtics superstar could be suiting up as early as Friday, which marks nearly 10 months since he tore an Achilles against the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season, per ESPN.
The Celtics will face Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks Friday at TD Garden, and Tatum is expected to be out there with his teammates for the first time since his injury.
Tatum was officially listed as questionable on the Celtics’ injury report.
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Brad Stevens, the Celtics’ president of basketball operations, noted that his star guard wouldn’t be cleared until he was definitely ready to play, both physically and mentally.
That’s especially the case considering the Celtics don’t need Tatum to rush back. They’re 41-21, which gives them the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Tatum also noted he would want to return for a home game.
Boston has had players stepping up in the absence of Tatum, including his counterpart Jaylen Brown. Brown has taken on the scoring load, averaging 28.9 points per game with 7.2 rebounds and five assists.
Derrick White has added 17.3 points per game, while doing work on the defensive end with 1.2 steals.
And the Celtics have had Payton Pritchard (16.8 points, 5.3 assists) and Anfernee Simons (14.2 points) helping the team every night.
The 28-year-old Tatum returning is nothing short of remarkable considering the average window for Achilles rehab is 9-12 months, and it’s usually on the later end of the timeline.
As Tatum looks to return, he was well aware of how good his team has been in his absence. He has been spotted on the bench cheering his teammates on all season, and he wants to seamlessly work his way back into the rotation.
"I’m just hyper aware of what’s going on. I think it would just stem from that," he said, according to NBA.com. "Obviously, I know what I bring to the table and bring to the team. But I’m also aware that these guys have been playing extremely well."
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Katie Couric asks Gavin Newsom if being 'ridiculously good-looking' is a problem
Longtime journalist Katie Couric asked if Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., had a problem with being "ridiculously good-looking."
During an interview on Couric's "Next Question" podcast released Thursday, the former "Today" co-host remarked on how Newsom has been described as "slick" and whether that was a reference to his hairstyle. Newsom acknowledged that the comments had caused him to play into a "character."
"Do you have a 'Zoolander' problem?" Couric asked, referencing the 2001 Ben Stiller comedy.
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After Newsom began laughing at the comment, she followed, "Are you just ridiculously good-looking, as Vogue said? No, seriously. What do you do about that?"
"You don't do anything about it. 'Cuz if you're going to do something about it, then you're b--------ing people. You know what? I am who I am. And it's fine. You don't have to like me. Or maybe you like a slick person. I don't know. Whatever. It's okay," Newsom said.
Both Newsom and Couric were mocked on social media for the exchange.
"He can't run for President on his record, so they are attempting to fabricate charisma," conservative commentator Stephen L. Miller wrote.
Republican communicator Matt Whitlock commented, "Gavin has a serious Beto problem in that the media infatuation with him doesn't match the record or actual political viability."
"This reminds me of when Chris Cillizza posted on Twitter, 'Let me say for the billionth time: Reporters don’t root for a side. Period.' Absolutely nailed it," Outkick writer Ian Miller remarked.
New York Post columnist Kirsten Fleming joked, "His walk out song at the DNC is going to be 'I’m too sexy.'"
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Couric's comments resembled a Vogue magazine profile piece on Newsom, a 2028 presidential contender, that described the governor as "embarrassingly handsome" last month.
"Let’s get this out of the way: He is embarrassingly handsome, his hair seasoned with silver, at ease with his own eminence as he delivers his final State of the State address," the opening line read.
The magazine was similarly mocked across social media.
Carville doubles down on urging Ilhan Omar to leave the Democratic party after she blasted White males
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville condemned Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., for attacking White males during a Wednesday episode of SiriusXM’s "Straight Shooter with Stephen A."
Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith asked James Carville about a recently resurfaced clip from May 2025 where the strategist had challenged Omar to leave the Democratic Party and start her own. Smith asked him to explain what caused this expression of deep frustration.
Carville replied that Omar has some admirable qualities and is liked by many, "but she started attacking White males, and I'm gonna say, 'Wait a minute, let's stop. Alright.' In 2024, 72% of the people that voted were White. All right? That's just a fact. Of that, 72, probably 48% or 48 and a half, were male."
He then concluded from his calculation that "about 33% of the people that are gonna vote are gonna be White males. Well, it's stupid to attack 33% of the voters!"
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Carville continued, "And so what I would say to Congresswoman Omar, ‘Why don't you be a Democratic Socialist of America?’ Do what AOC did, and then if they win, the truth of that is, I share a lot of ideological issues in common with Congressman Omar, but maybe you should do like a parliamentary government. We'll let you in the governing coalition, but not the electoral coalition."
"But we cannot- we have to get this mentality out that we can win national elections [without] White people, because you can't," Carville said. "That we can somehow or another win an election without White males. It's just insanity. It's literally mathematical insanity, cultural insanity.
Smith, who has become a frequent political commentator himself, asked Carville how he would reply to critics who would say that President Donald Trump is the one who has cultivated a large following of White males.
Carville blasted such critics, arguing that being a White male does not mean that one should be seen as part of a monolith.
"Because I'm a White male, I'm different than other people?" Carville asked. He went on to blast how, in modern discourse, one of the great failures is that even non-White groups are collectively referred to as people "of-color" as if, even at the scale of multiple racial groups, they could all collectively be seen as a monolith.
"All White people are not the same. All Black people are not the same. All Hispanic people are not the same, all right? " Carville replied. "And I don't like generalizing about someone's gender or their race or their sexual preference or anything else. All gay people are not the same. They're very different personalities. They're very different values, very different everything."
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He then concluded, "And I just don't like, and I know when people say it, that they're trying to be inclusive in their language, but I don't think they stop and think of what they're telling somebody."
Fox News Digital reached out to Rep, Ilhan Omar and did not receive an immediate reply.