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Left-wing Dem Senate hopeful cheered on Antifa violence in unearthed rant: ‘Kill a motherf---er’
Graham Platner, presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, once stated that some people should be killed for their political beliefs, according to a newly surfaced Reddit post.
"There are times in this world when, for the good of tolerance and humanity, you need to kill a motherf---er," Platner wrote on his now-deleted Reddit account in September 2013. "Sadly most people who are true believers in tolerance and humanity find that activity repulsive. Which I suppose is morally good, but pragmatically a shortfall."
Platner was responding to a blog post about left-wing antifascist (Antifa) protestors attacking the offices of a far-right nationalist political party in Greece.
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The Platner campaign did not respond to a request for comment when reached by Fox News Digital on Wednesday.
Platner is running effectively unopposed in Maine's Democratic primary in June with the ultimate goal of flipping one of Maine's Senate seats blue in the 2026 midterms in November.
As recently as April 2020, Platner claimed on Reddit that he was a member of his local chapter of the Socialist Rifle Association — a leftist response to the National Rifle Association. The SRA, a nonprofit based in Wichita, Kansas, provides firearms training and education to leftists to further the goal of providing a "rebuff against reactionary right wing firearms culture," according to its website.
In a post describing his left-wing drift after leaving the military, Platner stated "still got the guns though, I don’t trust the fascists to act politely." Platner had described Republicans, such as President Donald Trump, as fascists using his Reddit account.
He also classified himself as a "socialist" and "communist" in comments made under the moniker "P-Hustle" on Reddit, but has since tried to distance himself from those labels during his run for U.S. Senate.
Platner has issued a general apology for the thousands of controversial and vulgar resurfaced posts.
In addition to repeatedly expressing support for political violence, the former Marine also identified as a communist, used slurs, complained about black people not tipping and called white people living in rural America "stupid."
"I’m sorry for this. Just know that it’s not reflective at all of who I am," Platner said of his previous comments posted online.
"I don’t want you to judge me on the dumbest thing I ever wrote on the internet. I would prefer if people could judge me on the person I am today," he added.
While Platner used homophobic slurs and made some politically incorrect comments, he also expressed support for gay rights and opposition to racism in his Reddit comments.
He explained his coarse language as a byproduct of the "crude humor" and "offensive language" he had become accustomed to while serving as a Marine in Afghanistan.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills dropped out of the state’s Senate primary on April 30, leaving behind only minor opponents for Platner and clearing the way for him to run in the general election. Polling generally shows Platner ahead of incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins, though she has significantly outperformed polls in past elections.
Head Ball Coach still has it: Steve Spurrier ribs Dabo Swinney during South Carolina Hall of Fame induction
It's been quite a week for former Florida Gators and South Carolina Gamecocks head coach Steve Spurrier.
On Saturday night, the Head Ball Coach walked Morgan Wallen out of the tunnel at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the venue he branded "The Swamp" back in 1992, for the second night of Wallen's sold-out stay in Gainesville.
Then, on Tuesday, Spurrier was inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame for his tenure as the Gamecocks' head football coach, during which he went 86-49 and became the program's all-time winningest coach.
Spurrier's run with South Carolina featured three straight 11-win seasons as well as three straight seasons finishing ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll, and, perhaps most importantly to Gamecock fans, saw the team boast a winning record against rival Clemson in his 10 full seasons in Columbia, including a five-game winning streak from 2009-13.
During his acceptance speech, Spurrier proved that those competitive juices are still flowing in him, because when he saw Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney in the crowd on Tuesday night, he couldn't help but remind him of his dominant run in the early 2010s.
"During my eighth year here, we won number 65," Spurrier said while discussing becoming the winningest head coach in program history. "And, I'd like to thank coach Dabo, his team didn't play very well that night. And I was able to win at Clemson."
Spurrier softened the blow a little bit, reminding everyone in the room that his former rival has "more conference championships than any coach in America right now," before capping things off by twisting the knife one last time.
"I'm still trying to figure out how we beat you guys 5 years in a row but it happened I guess."
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Spurrier turned 81 last month, and while it's clear he doesn't move quite as well as he used to when he would toss his headset and playsheet a half dozen times a game, his mind and wit are still as sharp and as quick as they were when he was tormenting his rivals more than three decades ago.
Congrats to coach Spurrier on his induction into the SC Athletic Hall of Fame, the honor is well deserved.
And my condolences to any rival coaches who are still experiencing the wrath of The Visor even after all this time has passed.
The man's still got it.
MARK LEVIN: Deal or no deal?
When we suddenly hit the brakes and called off the planned military operation against the Iranian regime, it was clear that something was going on. We gave the regime 2-3 days to come to some arrangement that presumably includes no nukes. What does no nukes mean? Are their scientists going to forget what they developed? How long can we keep that in a box? What happens to the enriched uranium? We are told: 1. they have enough to make 10 bombs in 11 days, and 2. that it takes a matter of weeks to further enrich uranium from 60% to 90% nuclear grade. What about the plutonium, which no one is talking about?
And the ballistic missiles that were destroying targets throughout the Middle East? And the range of those missiles, which can now hit Europe? We didn't even know how far those missiles could reach. I guess all of this will change? The Iranian regime that kicked out inspectors, hid their activities, and violated every single agreement it ever signed, will have changed because of our military actions?
Honestly, does this act or sound like a regime that is defeated or cares about death? For some reason, the West cannot get its collective head around the fact that the Iranian regime's mindset is not one of mutual existence. It is a religious, extremist, fundamentalist cult that insists on conquering or destroying all those who do not bend to its ideology. They have told us this. They have written this. They preach this. It is in their books, pamphlets, sermons, etc. It is a revolution without borders, not merely one nation among others. Haven't we learned this by now? Many Americans have been killed during the last 47 years as a result of the regime's ambitions.
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My greatest concern has always been enforcement, which has not been discussed much even after all of this time. If there is a deal, whatever deal it is, perhaps the greatest deal in the history of deals, again, the regime cheats, lies, and hides what it is doing. Our intel and satellites simply cannot catch all of it. And if we find violations, then what? "Well, we'll hit them again, Mark."
Is that what we did before Trump? Does anyone believe that's what we will do after Trump? Is that what a Gavin Newsom or Kamala Harris or the rest of the Democrats would do if one of them became president? Heck, even Republican presidents did not act. For crying out loud, look at all the noise, the appeasers, the pacificists, the isolationists, etc. These are loud movements in our politics and government. And look at the reaction to the temporary increase in a gallon of gasoline. Would we have the will even a few years from now?
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And what of Hezbollah, still a potent terrorist force? And what of Hamas? Will the Iranian regime promise not to support them? My response: is the Brooklyn Bridge still for sale? And how do we stop the regime if it funds them anyway? What will we do? And the Iranian people? What of them? "They should rise up," it is said. Well, they did. Without arms. And they paid a horrendous price and still are. I can only imagine what more would be done to them.
Of course, the Europeans will be useless, as they are now. Even with détente with China and something like it with Russia, they still will provide support to the Iranian regime. So will North Korea. We have no control over their sabotage of any deal. This all must be considered.
And the Democrats, always desperate for a political opportunity, will ask rhetorically, "why did we go to war," "this is Obama 2.0," "we wasted billions for nothing," "Trump is a TACO," and on and on. I can hear it now. The truth won't matter. The spin will be constant. Of course, if the Democrats had their way, the Iranian regime would already have nuclear weapons. But none of that will matter. This could be very damaging for the mid-term elections, despite all the demands for "off-ramps." Yet, the problem is the regime itself, is it not? How do we contain it if it survives?
To be absolutely clear, I have no inside information. In fact, as far as I know, at the end of another 2-3 days of negotiations, military action against the regime will resume. But it's very important to think about these issues and much more.
DAVID MARCUS: MAGA voters trigger anti-incumbent earthquake, and it's little wonder why
Over the past several days, two Republican thorns in President Donald Trump’s side, in the form of Sen. Bill Cassidy, of Louisiana, and Rep. Thomas Massie, of Kentucky, have been ousted in their primaries by GOP voters and by very healthy margins. But this is about much more than Trump.
All over the country, the animating issue for most Republican voters I talk to is rather simple. They say, "We gave the party the House, the Senate, and The White House, so why can’t popular legislation like the Save America Act, pass?"
In other words, what is the point of electing Republicans if they won’t do anything?
The carnage among incumbents thus far is severe and historic. It wasn’t just Cassidy getting trounced, his GOP Senate colleague John Cornyn of Texas, also appeared on the verge of defeat, even before Trump endorsed his opponent Ken Paxton on Tuesday. And longtime anti-Trumper Mitch McConnell has retired from politics, likely leaving his seat to a Trump-endorsed candidate.
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To put this in perspective, since 1950, the only time a party has lost more than one sitting senator to a primary challenge was the Democrats in 1980, with three, and boy, was that a bad year for them.
In Massie’s case, he went from regularly winning primaries by 50 plus points to a humiliating 10-point loss. It turns out Kentucky voters cared more about passing laws than they did about anti-Israel conspiracy theories.
Meanwhile, in Texas, the often cranky and cantankerous Rep. Dan Crenshaw was given his electoral pink slip, after years as a popular and big-name figure, and this was without Trump endorsing in the race.
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In Indiana, a slate of longtime state representatives lost their GOP primary battles for failing to aggressively redistrict their state to Republican advantage.
Even incumbents who have the all-important endorsement of Trump are getting a sobering message from voters.
In West Virginia last week, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito won her non-competive primary against a no-name challenger with 66% of the vote. That may sound good, but in 2020, as an incumbent, she garnered a whopping 83%. She dropped 20 points notwithstanding her non-stop ads about her Trump endorsement.
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There is a political earthquake going on with GOP voters, but the party’s leadership, especially in the Senate may as well be in a hot air balloon, admiring the view, not feeling the trembles turn to torrents.
It is worth noting that the incumbents who are going down are from all over the spectrum of conservative politics. Sure, Cornyn and Cassidy can be called RINOs, but Massie can’t, and it shows voter frustration is not ideological, it's practical.
GOP voters do not want to hear about their elected officials’ principles or purity, they want to know why nothing is getting done besides the odd reconciliation bill.
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Take Cornyn. When his primary went to a runoff against Paxton, Trump was clear as day that he would endorse Cornyn if the Senate nuked the filibuster andfumbled.
Is it any wonder that Republican voters are taking their anger to the primary voting booth? With GOP control of Congress, the White House, and a conservative Supreme Court, when will there ever be better conditions to achieve the voter’s priorities?
How many elections do Republicans need to win before they can actually govern?
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The problem with the conventional wisdom that this CVS receipt of GOP primary losses is all down to Trump’s power is that it erases the voice of the voter. Trump is listening to that voice, not commanding it.
There are many in the Republican establishment who have been waiting Trump out, in hopeful expectation that once his grip on voters is term-limited out, they will become quiet country club conservatives again. Fat chance.
The 2026 midterm has now become an anti-inumbent insurgency from Republican voters that can be spoken of in the same breath as the Tea Party, and it will go far to determining what a post Trump GOP looks like.
Trump is the most important political figure in American politics, but he is not the sun, the moon, and the stars. The voters are, and it is by their lights that the president navigates the ship of state.
The message to the remaining Republican incumbents this cycle is clear: Don’t tell us your philosophy and don’t spar with the president. Just tell us what you are going to get done, and how.
Big Ten's Tony Petitti makes it clear to SEC: Agree to 24-team CFP expansion or format stays at 12
If you were looking for a little extra spice around the never-ending conversation involving an expansion of the college football playoff, Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti has you covered.
As conference leaders wrapped up their spring meetings outside of Los Angeles on Tuesday night, the topic of whether a move to once again add teams to the playoff was the hot-button topic outside of the Congressional push to 'save' college athletics.
Currently, commissioners from the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12 and Group of Five are essentially trading sound bites on the topic of expansion.
As Tony Petitti leads the charge for a 24-team college football playoff, if there is one at all, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey is holding firm with his stance on either staying where we are with 12 or potentially only adding four additional teams to the format.
And while it might make for entertaining banter, Petitti made it clear this week that we will either see a 24-team format, or no change at all.
Clearly, judging by the constant chatter among those on social media, college football fans are over it and would rather see the playoff stay at 12 teams rather than a massive jump.
But, in this era of expensive rosters and schools trying to keep up with each other from a financial standpoint, the additional revenue that would come with expansion is hard to look away from.
And while this point of emphasis has already become a major part of the discussion, it's also starting to turn into a major roadblock for those who would enjoy the added dollars.
But, after winning their third-straight CFP title, and Michigan winning a basketball championship, we are witnessing the Big Ten starting to act like a conference that has a stranglehold on the current era of college athletics, at least based on championships won.
It's also not as easy as getting everyone in a room and just agreeing to change.
On one hand, if you were to expand, conference title weekend would be a major obstacle with the calendar, given that we are already witnessing the season end in late January. But, the biggest factor is contracts tied to these championship weekends, with ESPN and FOX paying somewhere around $160 million combined to broadcast the Big Ten and SEC championship games.
"I don’t think it works economically," Tony Petitti said about a 16-team format, while also citing the economic loss of conference title games.
Greg Sankey has noted numerous times that his conference is locked into contracts, so just eliminating an SEC title game is not feasible right now, unless there is some type of replacement games that would involve the CFP.
Recently, Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea told OutKick that incorporating the playoff into a potential slate of games in Atlanta could be one idea, with the winners getting a spot in the postseason.
"We're going to have to let go of some traditional end of the year elements in college football," Clark Lea mentioned, while also noting that he 'thinks' that would be a conference championship.
What could create revenue for the conference if title games were to be eliminated?
"Somehow the playoff model is incorporated, right?" Lea offered up. "Otherwise, this (season) extends forever. I think we saw last year these ridiculous breaks in play
But, there is a massive line in the sand that has been drawn between the two conferences that will make the final decision.
Tony Petitti made it clear on Tuesday at Big Ten meetings that his conference leaders did not spend any time debating a 16-team model, mentioning that "It’s the first year of the new deal. It’s still just getting started. We’d stay with twelve teams", if sides can't agree on a 24-team format.
Ok, I think most college football fans would take him up on that war of words, though it won't make commissioners outside of the Big Ten or SEC happy, at all.
In their own way of public persuasion, Big Ten COO Kerry Kenny told reporters that according to their research, 80 different teams would’ve made the playoff since 2014 if they were working under a 24-team format. These figures have been shared with other conferences during past CFP meetings, which is another reason we have seen a recent push from other members like Jim Phillips of the ACC and Brett Yormark of the Big 12.
Don't forget, just three months ago, those two conferences were pushing for a 16-team format. But, when you start crunching the numbers, an infusion of cash would be helpful for plenty, even with a majority of Big 12 teams recently turning down private equity funds.
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As for where we stand heading into next week, all eyes will be on SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. Even though they might not agree on a CFP expansion format, both "work really well together", according to Tony Petitti.
That disagreement is not going away any time soon, with the Dec. 1 deadline approaching, where a decision has to be made.
Now, as the eyes of college football shift from the California beaches to Destin, Florida, for the upcoming SEC spring meetings next week, it's become even clearer just how far both sides are in terms of compromise.
The Big Ten has now publicly let it be known where they stand in terms of expanding the playoff. Either agree to 24 teams or we stay at 12. For a conference that has dominated on the football field over the past three seasons, with trophies to prove it, the Big Ten is starting to get the hang of being on top.
All the while, the SEC is sticking to their guns for now, while trying to play catch-up in terms of winning titles in this new era of college athletics.
For the fans, this might be one disagreement they can get behind.
Roger Goodell says NFL will cooperate with Florida AG probe into Rooney Rule and DEI hiring programs
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was trying to play offense on Tuesday when he spoke with reporters about civil rights issues at the league's spring meeting despite the fact he and the league are clearly in retreat mode.
The commissioner said the NFL is cooperating with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier after being issued a wide-ranging subpoena last week that orders the league to deliver reams of records related to the Rooney Rule and other DEI programs to the Florida Department of Legal Affairs in Tallahassee on June 12 at precisely 9 a.m.
Goodell also complimented the Accelerator Program — which gives potential future coaches and front office leaders a chance to meet with various club owners — that took place during the meeting, painting a program that before this year excluded white men as one that now promotes the "best of the best," regardless of race.
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"I think we have been very clear about our programs, and we obviously evaluate them all the time, not just for how they get better, but also to make sure that they're consistent with the law," Goodell said in discussing the league's interactions with Florida's AG on the Rooney Rule.
"We're engaging with the Florida attorney general and will continue to. We'll share everything we're doing with them. We think it's certainly within the law, but also something very positive."
Uthmeier last week said in a letter to NFL general counsel Ted Ullyot that "the Rooney Rule and the NFL's 'inclusive hiring' policies — and the NFL's representations of those policies — continue to raise significant concerns under Florida law."
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Under such scrutiny, it's not surprising Goodell has changed the manner in which he describes the Accelerator Program.
What the commissioner previously said about the league's diversity hiring efforts was a full-throated endorsement of those.
"I think we've proven ourselves that it does make the NFL better," Goodell previously said.
That has been modified. Now it's better candidates, regardless of race, make the NFL better.
"There are a lot of candidates up there that are diverse, that are getting the opportunity to improve themselves and to get exposure, to get an opportunity," Goodell said of the Accelerator Program.
"So, the people that are up there are the best of the best and they are a very diverse group, but they are the best of the best. And what we're trying to do here is to make them even better and to give them opportunities. And that's what I heard is that, one, they appreciate the opportunity; two, it was helpful in that."
After previously excluding White men from the program, this year's Accelerator Program included 17 White men in the group of 34 participants whose names were released by the NFL. The program also included one White woman, 14 Black men and two biracial men.
Mets reverse course on issuing team legend's famed number to prospect after fan outrage: 'Just seems wrong'
The New York Mets' youth movement continued Tuesday night, but another decision regarding it caused almost immediate backlash.
The Mets promoted outfield prospect Nick Morabito ahead of their game against their NL East rival, the Washington Nationals, and he was issued No. 8, which had not been worn by a Met since 2001.
The reason the Mets have mostly kept it out of rotation is in honor of Gary Carter, who helped lead the 1986 Mets to the World Series, although the number has never been officially retired. Carter spent five seasons with the Mets and was an All-Star in four of them after starring for the Montreal Expos.
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With the Mets, the catcher was a fan favorite and an MVP candidate. He played in Queens from 1985 to 1989, and it's been seldom issued since he left the team. Three players had worn it after Carter, with the most recent being Desi Relaford in 2001.
That changed Tuesday, and it quickly irked fans and even longtime Mets play-by-play announcer Howie Rose.
"There’s been a debate over whether Gary Carter’s number should be retired, but to release it this 40th anniversary season of 1986 just seems wrong," Rose posted to X.
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The New York Post, however, reported that Morabito will be given No. 55 instead. It was too late, though, to make the change Tuesday, so Morabito took the field with No. 8.
The Mets have honored their former players more since Steve Cohen bought the team from the Wilpons in 2020. Before Cohen's ownership, only the numbers of Casey Stengel, Gil Hodges, Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza were retired, but since Cohen bought the team, six numbers have been retired, with a seventh coming this summer.
But none have been for Carter, who died in 2012.
David Wright, Darryl Strawberry, Doc Gooden, Keith Hernandez, Willie Mays and Jerry Koosman have all had their numbers put up in the Citi Field rafters, and Carlos Beltran will join them this year.
Morabito almost made a spectacular play in left field, but a ball ricocheted off his glove and resulted in an inside-the-park home run for Nats slugger James Wood. He did make a splendid over-the-wall catch in foul territory.
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Dem candidate’s Zionist castration rant sparks firestorm as party leaders rewrite narrative to target GOP
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and other Democrats responded to a Democratic congressional candidate’s "antisemitic" rant about jailing and castrating "American Zionists" by attempting to shift the blame to Republicans.
After progressive Democrat Maureen Galindo stirred up a firestorm of controversy for pledging to open a "prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers," Jeffries and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) said in a joint statement that "MAGA extremists should be ashamed of themselves."
Jeffries and the DCCC accused GOP leaders of backing Galindo, saying, "House Republican leadership must immediately cease propping up this antisemitic candidacy, pull spending in the race and forcefully condemn these comments."
"This vile language by her is disqualifying and has no place in American politics, and certainly not in the Democratic Party," Jeffries and the DCCC said in the statement, adding, "To embrace and uplift a fringe candidate with antisemitic — and extremely dangerous — rhetoric and views in order to win an election is beyond the pale."
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"Texans will not be fooled and will reject her at the ballot box next week," they added.
Galindo, who is currently locked in a primary runoff for a Texas congressional seat, is under fire after pledging in a social media post to turn a local ICE center into a "prison for American Zionists and former ICE officers." She also said in the post that the prison "will also be a castration processing center for pedophiles, which will probably be most of the Zionists."
Earlier this month, the DCCC accused "Washington Republicans" of secretly contributing to Galindo’s campaign through dark money spending.
Galindo and her primary opponent, Johnny Garcia, who has been endorsed by the DCCC, are set to face off in a runoff election next week. In their first matchup, Galindo had a narrow lead over Garcia, 29% to 27%, though neither candidate came close to clearing the 50% threshold required to win the nomination.
Jeffries and the DCCC were not the only ones attempting to point the finger at Republicans after Galindo’s comments.
Ocasio-Cortez called Galindo’s comments "absolutely disgusting," writing on X that her "bigoted garbage and antisemitism should be nowhere near our politics."
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She urged Texans in the district to vote for Garcia, writing, "the donors behind the Republican super PAC funding her should be exposed."
On the other side of the aisle, Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., wrote, "I am rarely shocked. But this heinous antisemitic statement is truly shocking."
She emphasized, "Every elected Democrat needs to publicly condemn this immediately."
In the upper chamber of Congress, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., called it "beyond despicable" that "a Democrat candidate is openly calling for a Jewish concentration camp in the United States of America in 2026."
Despite this, more Democrats accused Republicans of backing the Texas progressive candidate. Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, wrote on X, "Republicans should stop propping up her sham candidacy."
Menefee added that he was "disgusted to see these antisemitic comments from a so-called Texas Democrat," writing that Galindo "has no place in our party and no place in Congress."
Meanwhile, one of the top Democrats on the Texas ballot this November, state Rep. James Talarico, who is running for a critical Senate seat, responded to the controversy by saying, "We need leadership in both parties willing to stand up and call out hate wherever it rears its ugly head," according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Talarico also said, "This antisemitic rhetoric has no place in our politics," according to the agency.
Fox News Digital reached out to Galindo for comment.
Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano and Brittany Miller contributed to this report.
Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell offers explicit assessment of the team's historic collapse to the Knicks
The Cleveland Cavaliers blew a 22-point fourth-quarter lead, and star Donovan Mitchell did not mince words about the historic collapse.
The New York Knicks defeated the Cavaliers 115-104 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, erasing a 93-71 deficit with 7:52 left to play in regulation.
"I said it in the locker room, just that we lost, we f---ing blew it," Mitchell said in his postgame news conference.
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The only bigger fourth-quarter playoff comeback in the last 30 years was the Los Angeles Clippers rally from 24 down to beat the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of the first round in 2012.
The Cavaliers were in control of the game through 40 minutes, as the team’s defense stifled the high-powered Knicks offense. Mitchell scored 29 points and had six steals in the loss.
"We could’ve lost by 40. It still would’ve been 1-0," Mitchell said. "Watch the film. We played pretty solid for three quarters or so. We’ll make adjustments and go from there."
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The 29-year-old said he doesn’t want to let one quarter affect the rest of the series.
"It’s one loss. It’s a bad loss, but all we can do is go back and watch the film and fix it," Mitchell said.
"That can’t happen. But it did. We play in two days. We can’t sit here and let it kill our momentum, kill what we’ve been doing. It’s not a good loss, but we got to go out there and respond for Game 2."
Jalen Brunson sparked the Knicks' comeback win, scoring 16 of his game-high 38 points in the fourth quarter. The Knicks went on a 44-11 run in the fourth quarter and overtime to complete the stunning comeback.
The Knicks came from 20 points behind three times last year in the postseason. Those were their largest comebacks on record since 1969-70, when they won their first of two NBA titles.
The Cavaliers will try to bounce back in Game 2 against the Knicks on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Two newcomers gear up for fight in Alabama, but face uphill battle in race to replace Tuberville
Two Democrats running to replace Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., are set to duke it out for the Democratic nomination next month.
Tuberville’s decision to vacate his seat in the upper chamber and pursue a gubernatorial bid in Alabama triggered a mad dash from both parties to find his replacement.
While several Republicans with elected experience were jockeying for the job, the Democratic field was filled with fresh political blood. Everett Wess and Dakarai Lariett were the top vote getters in the race, and due to Alabama's runoff rules, will again square off on June 16.
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The duo, neither of whom have held elected office before, emerged from a four-way primary in deep red Alabama.
And while the state has largely had Republican representation in the Senate for decades, save for former Sen. Doug Jones's, D-Ala., stint in office after winning a special election in 2017, Democrats are still hopeful they can make headway there.
But given the historical grip that the GOP has had on the state, it’ll be an uphill battle come November.
Meanwhile, Republicans got a step closer to finding their anointed successor to Tuberville Tuesday night.
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But determining which candidate will come out on top is still weeks away, given that several Republican hopefuls jumped into the race. And in Alabama, if a candidate doesn’t get a majority of votes, a runoff is triggered.
Out of the field of seven candidates, Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala., and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall emerged from the clash. They will again square off on June 16.
TRUMP'S EARLIEST SUPPORTER ANNOUNCES BID FOR ALABAMA SENATE SEAT
It will also be another test of President Donald Trump's endorsement power in Alabama, where his track record has not been 100%.
Moore, who announced his candidacy to Fox News Digital last year, has Trump’s backing. It’s an endorsement he re-upped during a recent tele-rally urging support for the three-term member of the House.
"He’s a true America First Patriot who’s been with me from the very beginning," Trump said during the rally.