HOUSTON — This morning, an article was published highlighting Colin Allred’s 2018 remarks when he called the border wall “racist,” only to film an ad to campaign in front of the border wall years later.
Allred has long voted against funding for the wall, has referred to it as racist, and advocated for tearing it down. Now he’s cutting ads in front of it. Hypocrisy at its finest.
The article states the following.
“Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, featured the southern border wall in a recent Senate campaign ad despite having previously claimed the wall proposed by former President Trump was “racist.”
“The Democrat was seen in a July campaign ad walking with law enforcement along a portion of the border wall as he hit Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for opposing a border measure backed by Democrats in the upper chamber.
“However, Allred has had a long history of opposing the border wall and other elements of Trump and Republicans’ efforts to secure the border.
“In fact, at an event in 2018, Allred told attendees, ‘If they build that racist wall, my generation is the one that will tear it down. You’re not going to have a wall in this country.’
“As a representative, he has voted against countless bills that would institute strict changes to address the crisis at the southern border. Most notably, he opposed the H.R. 2 Secure the Border Act, which had been advocated by House and Senate Republicans. The legislation is understood to propose the toughest crackdown on the southern border and illegal immigration in consideration.”
“As a representative, he has voted against countless bills that would institute strict changes to address the crisis at the southern border. Most notably, he opposed the H.R. 2 Secure the Border Act, which had been advocated by House and Senate Republicans. The legislation is understood to propose the toughest crackdown on the southern border and illegal immigration in consideration.”
A Cruz Campaign spokesperson issued the following statement.
“For nearly six years, Allred has voted with the radical wing of his party on every major issue, especially border security. That is until he decided to run for office, saw polling, and realized he had to change his tune if he wanted any chance of being elected.
“Allred deciding in the last several months that he’s all for securing our border isn’t a change of heart; it’s a cheap political move. Unfortunately for his campaign, he has a disastrous record that he can’t hide from.”