US election candidate brandishes gun and balaclava while joking about the IRA
US election candidate brandishes gun and balaclava while joking about the IRA
A GOP candidate has come under fire in Texas after he posted a video of himself wielding an assault rifle and joking about the IRA. The 2023 video unearthed by The Daily Beast is by Brandon Herrera, a YouTuber-turned-politician running against incumbent GOP representative Tony Gonzales in this week’s primary runoff election.
In the video titled “The AR-180: The IRA’s Lucky Charm”, Mr Herrera wears a balaclava and wields the AR-180 while making jokes about the IRA and the British. He posted the video to YouTube on St Patrick’s Day 2023. "I’m not doing this video because I like the IRA or I support them,” he continued. “I’m doing this video because I f****** hate the British. I’m kidding, I’m kidding, mostly," Mr Herrera said.
