On Wednesday, Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico was pressed in an interview with NewsNation’s On Balance host Leland Vittert on his views on capitalism and transgender surgeries for minors. Talarico grew noticeably irritated by some of the questions in the interview and blamed “the media and Ken Paxton” for the spread of resurfaced videos, like a video where he called capitalism “oppressive,” and said the videos “try to paint me in the worst possible light.”
Talarico was also interviewed by Fox News’s Brooke Taylor at the same staged location, surrounded by groceries placed as props by Talarico’s campaign.
After asking questions on Talarico’s past bipartisanship in the Texas legislature, Vittert turned to the candidate’s comment in a resurfaced 2020 video where Talarico called for capitalism to be “dismantled”:
In an interview with NewsNation’s @LelandVittert, James Talarico was asked about his 2020 comments on capitalism needing to be “dismantled”:VITTERT: You’ve been consistent about attacking billionaires and that. In 2020, you said capitalism is oppressive and linked to white… pic.twitter.com/ywiRldRKTA— Nick (@nspin310) September 10, 2026
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