Overview
- Conservative outlet Human Events published screenshots of Gallego’s private texts, which were amplified on X by founder Jack Posobiec.
- In the messages, Gallego called Democrats the “not fun party” and wrote, “Dem women look like Dem men and Dem men look like women.”
- Speaking to Phoenix station ABC15, Gallego did not dispute the authenticity of the texts and said they reflect critiques he has voiced publicly.
- He said the exchange was with someone he has known and served alongside for about 20 years, describing the leak as heartbreaking.
- Coverage has been polarized across outlets, and there have been no reports of party discipline or formal consequences.