Republican under fire over 'Mein Kampf' podcast admission

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I was shocked that Gonzales got more votes in the primary. Gonzales is an asshole who drove a member of his staff to suicide but he may be better than this asshole/nazi

The Republican Jewish Coalition is blasting MAGA-aligned Texas congressional candidate Brandon Herrera after resurfaced podcast comments in which he discussed owning a copy of Adolf Hitler's manifesto "Mein Kampf.

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-03-07T04:00:15Z

https://www.rawstory.com/brandon-herrera

The Republican Jewish Coalition is blasting MAGA-aligned Texas congressional candidate Brandon Herrera after resurfaced podcast comments in which he discussed owning a copy of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto "Mein Kampf."

Herrera, a gun rights YouTuber who is now the de facto Republican nominee in Texas’ 23rd congressional district, made the remarks during a 2024 appearance on the “Unsubscribe Podcast” – after his first failed run for the same House seat, according to Jewish Insider.

During the episode, another guest produced a copy of Hitler’s memoir, which prompted Herrera to reveal he also owned a copy and pulled out his phone to show a photo, the publication reported Friday......

But the comments drew a fresh rebuke Friday from the Republican Jewish Coalition.

“The RJC has a longstanding policy of speaking out against those who traffic in Nazi ideology, and this is another case,” spokesperson Sam Markstein said in a statement. “The RJC opposed Mr. Herrera in 2024, and he will not get our support now.”

Herrera’s path to the nomination in the massive border district was cleared when Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX), who admitted to an affair with a staffer who died in a gruesome suicide last year, announced Thursday he would drop out of the runoff.

[Lonestarblue]

1. The MAGA Republican Party embraced fascism and Nazi tactics long ago.

I hope voters start taking these people seriously and refuse to vote for them. They are dangerous for our country.

[Initech]

4. They're a danger to the whole planet!

The republicans have become the terrorists we once declared war against. Let that sink in.

[ms liberty]

2. When you carry around a photo showing off your personal ownership of Mein Kampf, it's you. You're the problem.

It's not having read it, it's not owning a copy. Plenty of scholars, academics and students of history have done that. The problem is being proud of it and considering it a noteworthy possession.

[displacedvermoter]

7. Good response, thank you!

[displacedvermoter]

3. Is it wrong to merely own a copy of Mein Kampf?

I am asking, seriously. I have a copy from earliest days of WWII study, along with with Shirer's Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Gilbert's Second World War, Keegan's Second World War, and dozens more. I think I even have a copy of Clifford Irving's fake Hitler Diary, which I may obtained from days running library book sales.

Obviously there are people who make different uses of different books. But I am again asking about owning a copy as a disqualifier for public office? I would imagine any Texas GOP Congressional candidate is pretty friggin far right on any spectrum, so Nazism is not much of an inaccurate diagnosis.

Got my fake books mixed up, it was the fake Hitler Diary (Kijau?) that Rupert Murdoch bid the price up on. I ended up with some sort of advanced draft of Irving's fake Howard Hughes book.

Trash is trash!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. This asshole has converted a Tesla Cybertruck into an attack vechicle

Link to tweet

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6. Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat 'The AKGuy'

Brandon Herrera’s controversial online presence and hardline politics could open another opportunity for House Democrats in a deep-red district.

Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’

— Politico (@politico.com) 2026-03-07T15:04:43Z

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/07/gonzales-is-out-in-texas-and-dems-see-a-chance-to-beat-the-akguy-00817739

Democrats see a new opportunity brewing deep in the heart of Texas, where Republicans solving one problem may have inadvertently created a new one.

Rep. Tony Gonzales’ decision to drop his reelection bid over an infidelity scandal has elevated Brandon Herrera, a controversial social media figure known by his handle “TheAKGuy,” to the Republican nomination for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District......

The biggest reason the race might become competitive is Herrera himself. The YouTuber, gun manufacturer and Second Amendment activist has millions of online followers — and a track record of off-color, edgelord jokes that are ripe fodder for campaign ads. Herrera has come under fire for a long history of posting Nazi imagery and his involvement in a group called Sons of Confederate Veterans. Jokes like his line “I often think about putting a gun in my mouth. So, I’m basically an honorary veteran” were a flashpoint for criticism in his 2024 primary against Gonzales......

Democrats argue Herrera has his own baggage that may be hard to overcome as well.

“Maybe I’m just an old-fashioned East Texas farm kid, but I tend to be anti-Nazi, and I have a feeling that people on the western side of the state feel a similar way,” said Kendall Scudder, chair of the Texas Democratic Party.

“So, you know, go ahead and nominate the adulterer, sexual predator, or nominate the actual Nazi. Regardless, we outvoted them, and we’re going to do it again in November,” he added, citing Tuesday’s strong Democratic turn out in primaries up and down the ballot.