India, Aug. 28 -- Far-right MAGA congressional candidate Valentina Gomez has drawn widespread condemnation after posting a video in which she sets fire to the Quran with a flamethrower.

Gomez, running as a Republican for Texas' 31st district in 2026, shared the clip on X as part of her pledge to "end Islam" in the Lone Star State. Muslims make up roughly one percent of Texas's population.

Gomez has repeatedly used violent stunts and hateful rhetoric targeting Muslims, the LGBTQ+ community, Black people, and immigrants, in what critics say is an attempt to gain notoriety and advance a struggling political career, The Independent reported.

"Your daughters will be raped and your sons beheaded, unless we stop Islam once and for all," Gomez...