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Stephen Miller made an anti-trans post about James Talarico. The DNC response hit its mark

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller falsely claimed that Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was transgender during a heated online exchange on Tuesday, as Republicans escalated anti-LGBTQ+ attacks against the Democrat.The exchange began after the Democratic National Committee promoted Talarico on its official X account following Texas Republican voters’ decision to nominate Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the GOP Senate primary. President Donald Trump endorsed Paxton last week.“The Democrats made history in Texas by nominating their first transgender senate candidate,” Miller posted on X. Talarico, who won a Democratic primary for Senate in March, is cisgender and heterosexual. He has drawn attention for his outspoken allyship and advocacy for LGBTQ+ equality, something Republicans have pounced on as the Democrat poses the first serious threat in years to flip Texas blue.The DNC, from its official account, posted a blunt reply to Miller, writing, “shut up you ugly fuck.”Related: Sarah McBride, Ted Lieu troll Stephen Miller by looking for him behind a tiny Capitol door Talarico’s team called it "Talarico Derangement Syndrome."The Democratic nominee has stood by his positions even as Republicans take issue with various speeches, including one where he said God was “nonbinary.” He told CBS News the remarks were “intentionally provocative” but that “God can’t be defined by human categories.”"I know there are two sexes, men and women,” Talarico told the news outlet. “I also know there's a very small percentage of people who have these chromosomal abnormalities, and I believe they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect."He has addressed a number of bizarre attacks seemingly aimed at painting him as liberal and soft. For example, Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters on Tuesday repeated one lie about Talarico and attacked several of the Democrats’ pro-LGBTQ+ positions.“He’s

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