A MAGA influencer who spent years supporting Donald Trump and the Republican Party sobbed after claiming she was booted from a campaign rally for Texas Senate hopeful Ken Paxton.
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she → spend → Paxton
The influencer, who goes by Thelma Louise on TikTok, appeared visibly stunned as she was escorted out of Sunday’s event in San Antonio, repeatedly questioning why she had been asked to leave despite her unwavering support for the GOP.
‘I cannot believe this,’ Louise declared in a video documenting the tense confrontation, before expressing her disbelief that she had driven two hours to attend the gathering only to find herself being shown the door.
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herself → go → door
The incident has sparked questions about what prompted her removal, with Louise insisting she had done nothing wrong and claiming she had yet to receive an explanation from Paxton’s campaign.
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she → spark → campaign
Louise, who has amassed more than 204,000 followers on TikTok, has built a sizeable online audience through her outspoken support for Trump and other Republican figures.
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who → amass → Trump
Her videos regularly celebrate the MAGA movement, including one praising the ‘baddest queens’ helping to ‘flip it red’ and another in which she expressed pride in fellow conservative influencer Nick Shirley.
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she → celebrate → Shirley
She also documented her attendance at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas in September, presenting herself as an enthusiastic participant in the party she says she fully embraced after ditching the Democrats two years ago.
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she → document → Democrats
But her latest political outing took a deeply uncomfortable turn.
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outing → take → turn
In an earlier video posted from the road, Louise announced her arrival at the Paxton rally, telling followers: ‘Of course I had to drive down.’
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I → post → followers
Thelma Louise broke down in tears after claiming she was ousted from a campaign rally for Texas Senate hopeful Ken Paxton (source: Thelma Louise/Instagram)
Paxton, the Texas attorney general and a prominent conservative figure, has been seeking the Republican nomination for the US Senate, putting his campaign at the centre of a closely watched contest within the state’s GOP
The upbeat mood appeared to evaporate shortly afterwards.
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mood → break → GOP
In a subsequent post, Louise shared footage of herself being ousted from the venue accompanied by on-screen text that read: ‘I was asked to leave…
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I → share → text
I’m a REPUBLICAN that has done nothing but support my party.
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that → ’m → party
Her caption was equally incredulous: ‘I can’t believe I was treated like this…
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I → believe → this
They were even told not to allow me back inside.’
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They → tell → me
As she made her way out, Louise could be heard questioning someone off-camera about whether there was anybody she could speak to regarding the decision.
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she → make → decision
‘And there’s no one I can talk to about this?’ she asked.
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she → ’ → this
‘I’m sorry.
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I → ’m → ?
No, ma’am,’ the person replied.
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person → reply → ?
Once outside, Louise attempted to explain what she said had happened, claiming that someone had approached her and informed her that Paxton’s campaign manager wanted her to leave.
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her → attempt → her
‘Someone just came up to me and said that Ken Paxton’s campaign manager wanted me to leave,’ she told viewers.
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she → come → viewers
‘I did nothing wrong, I drove two hours to get here,’ she said.
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she → do → nothing
‘And this is how I get treated?’
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I → treat → ?
Louise later addressed the confrontation again, pointing out that she had previously received press credentials to attend the Texas Youth Summit, where Paxton made an appearance, as well as the Republican midterm convention.
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Paxton → address → appearance
In a follow-up video, Louise appeared dumbfounded as she reflected on what she described as the ‘disrespect that I was just given’.
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I → appear → that
She explained that she had left the Democratic Party two years earlier and had volunteered for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, presenting her political journey as evidence of her commitment to the Republican cause.
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she → explain → cause
For someone who says she had devoted years to supporting the movement, the experience appeared to leave a particularly bitter aftertaste.
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experience → say → aftertaste
‘This I will never forget,’ she declared.
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she → forget → This
Louise subsequently addressed the controversy again, pointing out that she had previously received press credentials to attend the Texas Youth Summit, where Paxton appeared, as well as the Republican midterm convention.
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Paxton → address → Summit
She appeared frustrated that, despite those previous experiences, she had still not been told why she was removed from Sunday’s rally.
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she → appear → rally
The absence of an explanation has left the circumstances surrounding the incident unclear.
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absence → leave → incident
However the incident prompted social media users to speculate about whether her race played a role in her removal.
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race → prompt → removal
Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross commented, 'Being MAGA while Black chapter 293.'
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Cross → comment → ?
However, no explanation from Paxton's campaign has been provided.
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explanation → provide → campaign
The controversy comes as Paxton, the Texas attorney general and a prominent conservative figure, has been seeking the Republican nomination for the US Senate, putting his campaign at the center of a closely watched contest within the state’s GOP.
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Paxton → come → GOP
A University of Houston Hobby School of Public Affairs poll showed Talarico leading Paxton by 48% to 46%.
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Talarico → show → 46
Libertarian candidate Ted Brown had 3% support, while another 3% of voters were undecided.
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% → have → voters
Talarico, a state representative from Austin, could become the first Democrat elected to statewide office in Texas in more than 30 years if he wins.
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he → become → years
His narrow lead appears to reflect support from independents and a fair share of Republicans considering voting against Paxton.
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lead → appear → Paxton
The Daily Mail has reached out to Ken Paxton for comment.
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Mail → reach → comment
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