The Texas Republican Party recently released a get-out-the-vote video ahead of the primary runoff, meant to bring party members together. Instead of doing that, the video sparked a wave of racist and homophobic attacks from MAGA supporters on social media, directed at two of their own.
The video featured Texas GOP Chairman Abraham George and conservative voter registration activist Scott Presler, standing outside Allen City Hall in Collin County and urging Republicans to vote in the primary runoff.
In the video, George said, “Once this primary election runoff is over we’re coming together. We are going to push for every single candidate in November.” Rather than getting behind that message, The Raw Story points out, some MAGA supporters chose to attack George over his Indian heritage and Presler over his sexual orientation.
The attacks from within the party show just how deep the divisions really go
Former FBI whistleblower Kyle Seraphin was among the first to respond, calling the video “f—— nauseating” and saying both men did not represent the party’s conservative values. “This is the Texas GOP. A man born and raised in India and a gay guy who doesn’t know how to wear boots. Good luck and good night,” Seraphin wrote. This kind of internal frustration is not new, as some MAGA supporters have been regretting their loyalty to the movement for a while now.
Conservative fundraiser Spence Rogers also joined in, posting: “An Indian and a gay guy walk into a bar….” He left the comment unfinished, but the tone was clear. GOP precinct chair Sarah Fields called the video “CRINGE” and labeled George as “NOT a conservative,” adding that the party would be voting him out at the next convention.
This is fucking nauseating. This is the Texas GOP. A man born and raised in India and a gay guy who doesn't know how to wear boots.
— Kyle Seraphin (@KyleSeraphin) May 27, 2026
Good luck and good night. pic.twitter.com/VLbmmiw0S8
Meanwhile, discussions about which MAGA woman could lead in 2028 show that the base is already looking ahead, even as internal fights like this one continue to simmer. Even the Texas Democratic Party weighed in, though in a lighter way, poking fun at Presler for tucking his jeans into his cowboy boots – a far less serious dig compared to what came from within the Republican Party itself.
The attacks stand in sharp contrast to the message George and Presler were trying to send, which was one of Republican unity heading into the general election. The backlash shows that despite calls for unity, a section of the MAGA base remains deeply hostile toward diversity within their own ranks.
