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Border Czar Tom Homan Confronts Protester Over Racism Claims

12/5/2025

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Tom Homan, the White House border czar, faced backlash at the University of Texas at El Paso after a heckler labeled him a racist.
He dismissed the insult and challenged the heckler to take action on border security.
The protester linked Homan's rhetoric to the 2019 Walmart shooting in El Paso, alleging it reflects the Great Replacement Theory.

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Tom Homan, the White House border czar, faced backlash at the University of Texas at El Paso after a heckler labeled him a racist.
He dismissed the insult and challenged the heckler to take action on border security.
The protester linked Homan's rhetoric to the 2019 Walmart shooting in El Paso, alleging it reflects the Great Replacement Theory.