Talarico criticizes 'Christo-fascism' in resurfaced audio from 2023

Video from 2023 that has resurfaced shows Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico describing how his church housed illegal immigrants who were eligible for deportation by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

"Christianity is just another word for causing trouble," said Talarico, according to Fox News.

He criticized laws requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments and the Texas school voucher program. He said the abortion ban in Texas and banning sex-change surgeries and treatments for children.

"All these ideologies stem from this Christo-fascism movement, which, essentially, like I said, is just using faith to exercise raw political, social and economic power," said Talarico. "I think it's dangerous to all of us, but particularly to those who are marginalized and oppressed in our state."