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Texas Rep Gill Faces Racism Outcry Over Ad, Deport Petition

7/8/2026

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Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) posted a family-values ad that omitted his Indian-American wife.
The omission drew X criticism and prompted Rep. Shri Thanedar to call Gill a racist, citing Gill’s “7-Eleven workers” tweet.
Gill told mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to “go back to the Third World” after a video showed him eating rice.
Gill circulated a petition urging supporters to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar despite her 26-year U.S. citizenship.

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Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) posted a family-values ad that omitted his Indian-American wife.
The omission drew X criticism and prompted Rep. Shri Thanedar to call Gill a racist, citing Gill’s “7-Eleven workers” tweet.
Gill told mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to “go back to the Third World” after a video showed him eating rice.
Gill circulated a petition urging supporters to deport Rep. Ilhan Omar despite her 26-year U.S. citizenship.