Ban Gay Marriage, Deport Dreamers: Doug Mastriano's Extreme Views Caught on Tape

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In a 2018 interview, Mastriano revealed himself as an extremist who would block equality for LGBTQ couples, denies global warming, and believes Islam is “not compatible” with the U.S. constitution.

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Ban Gay Marriage, Deport Dreamers: Doug Mastriano’s Extreme Views Caught on Tape
Trump's Pennsylvania Governor laid out an extremist agenda in a 2018 radio interview
6:49 AM · Aug 16, 2022

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No one would mistake Doug Mastriano — the Trump-endorsed candidate for governor in Pennsylvania — for a moderate. He tried to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, participated in the events of Jan. 6 (where he was slated to be a speaker), and has endorsed a no-exceptions abortion ban, dismissing the notion of “my body, my choice” as “ridiculous nonsense.”

But in a radio interview in 2018, the former Army colonel let the mask slip all the way down, revealing himself as an extremist who would block equality for LGBTQ+ couples, who denies global warming, and who believes Islam is “not compatible” with the United States Constitution.

Mastriano made the extreme remarks during an interview in February 2018, as he announced a campaign for U.S. Congress. Mastriano spoke to hosts for WEEO News Talk 103.7, a conservative FM channel with a studio in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, near the Maryland border.

After Mastriano declared himself a House candidate, the hosts asked a series of rapid-fire questions, beginning with: Is global warming is real?

“It is not,” Mastriano insisted. “It’s fake science. And it’s a racket at the academic level.”

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