Overview

• Valentina Gomez, a Republican congressional candidate in Texas, posted a campaign video burning a copy of the Quran with a flamethrower and pledging to "end Islam in Texas."
• In the clip, she says, "Your daughters will be raped, and your sons beheaded unless we stop Islam once and for all," alongside other anti-Muslim remarks.
• Gomez is running in 2026 for Texas’s 31st Congressional District and describes herself as an America First–MAGA candidate.
• The video circulated widely online as commentators labeled the rhetoric incitement, putting renewed attention on how platforms enforce rules on violent and hateful content.
• The ad follows earlier stunts, including a 2024 video shooting a migrant dummy and advocating public hangings, and reports note her Instagram was previously deactivated after a prior viral post.