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Brandon Herrera joked that unwanted kittens should go to ‘the local Chinese restaurant’

Brandon Herrera, the gun influencer running to represent Uvalde in Congress, joked on a podcast that shelters should send unwanted kittens to “the local Chinese restaurant,” playing on a long-standing racist stereotype. It’s the latest in a string of resurfaced remarks Herrera has dismissed as jokes. Top Republicans, including President Trump and US Senate nominee…



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