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David James

‘He is going to kill us!’ MAGA-mad Republican State Rep convicted of trying to gouge out wife’s eye, running daughter’s car off the road

Oklahoma State Representative Ty Burns is about as MAGA as it gets. The Republican is in lockstep with all things Donald Trump, joining in enthusiastically with the 2020 campaign falsely alleging Democrats stole the election and attempting to overturn the result.

Cut to 2025 and Burns is resigning in utter disgrace after several truly shocking incidents of violence against his family. According to recent court filings, an incident occurred over Thanksgiving 2024, after his wife “made plans to do something with friends and Ty got mad at her.” Burns became furious at her making plans without him and, according to the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation:

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