Congressman’s Guest At Trump Speech Raises Eyebrows

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Well, this is what happens when political theater collides with ideological blind spots so massive, they deserve their own zip code. In what could only be described as a plot twist fit for a tragic satire, Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García—a far-Left congressman whose foreign policy is seemingly written by a Berkeley undergrad with a Twitter addiction—invited Eric Rodriguez to President Trump’s joint address to Congress.

Why does that matter? Because Rodriguez is the father of Elias Rodriguez, the man now charged with gunning down two young Israeli embassy staffers in cold blood. Elias told police he did it “for Palestine,” but sure, let’s keep pretending this has nothing to do with the radicalized rhetoric Democrats have been floating for months.

Let’s not skip over the timing here. This wasn’t some long-lost family connection or random constituent. This invitation came on March 4, announced with fanfare. García praised Rodriguez as a symbol of resistance against, wait for it, the privatization of the VA. That’s right. While Elias Rodriguez was apparently fantasizing about political martyrdom and brutal executions in the name of Palestine, his father was being trotted out by a sitting member of Congress as some kind of progressive icon. Talk about a PR disaster that practically writes itself.

Now, García’s team is doing verbal gymnastics trying to distance the congressman from the Rodriguez family. “We don’t know his family,” his spokesperson insists. That’s nice. But you did know exactly who you were inviting and why. You made him the face of a partisan campaign against Trump-era VA reforms—and now that the headlines are connecting the dots, you’re running for cover faster than a press secretary at a Biden gaffe.

Here’s the cold reality: when you elevate people as political props without doing your homework, or worse—without caring about the implications—you get burned. The same Democrats who never miss a chance to accuse Republicans of “stochastic terrorism” when someone sneezes the wrong way are now neck-deep in a situation where the alleged killer shouted “Free Palestine” before executing two innocent embassy employees. No retractions. No introspection. Just more posts about “justice” and “resistance” from their carefully curated feeds.

Let’s not forget, García wasn’t just making a guest list. He’s been one of the loudest anti-Israel voices in Congress. He demanded a ceasefire on the very day Hamas was still rampaging through Israeli communities. That’s like asking for a truce while the house is still on fire—and blaming the homeowner for throwing water on it. He opposed military aid to Israel, railed against America’s support for its only democratic ally in the region, and cried foul when we even considered cutting funding to UNRWA—even after revelations that its staff played a role in the October 7th atrocities. You can’t make this stuff up.

And now, while House Republicans are doing the actual work—like introducing a resolution condemning the murder of Sarah Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky—the Left is trying to memory-hole this disaster. Sarah, a 26-year-old peace-builder from Kansas City. Yaron, a devout Christian-Israeli who planned to propose to her in Jerusalem. Shot down not just by a bullet, but by years of toxic, unchecked rhetoric that gave cover to extremists.

Let this be a lesson—when ideology replaces principle, tragedy isn’t a matter of if, but when. And while the Left scrambles to deflect, excuse, and rewrite the narrative, the rest of us are left staring at the wreckage wondering just how deep the rot really goes.

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