Texas Democrats keep nominating the wrong kind of candidate.

Now one of the most recognizable faces on Fox News just made sure the whole country knows exactly what they're dealing with this time.

Kennedy just skewered the Democrat running for Senate in Texas – and what she said about him has people talking from coast to coast.

Kennedy Unloaded on Texas Democrat Live on Air and His Response Made It Worse

On a Texas legislative floor in 2021, James Talarico grabbed a microphone and said something no one should ever forget.

Now he's the Democratic nominee for Senate – and Fox News' Kennedy just reminded the whole country he said it.

Kennedy unloaded on Talarico live on The Five, and what she said next has his campaign in damage control mode.

The segment started as a discussion of Talarico's "woke walkback" – the moment the Texas state representative tried to quietly bury his most radical positions after winning the Democratic Senate primary.

The record Talarico is running from is extensive.

He told that 2021 legislative debate that modern science acknowledges six biological sexes. He declared God is non-binary. He called the American flag a "problematic symbol."

Then Ken Paxton crushed John Cornyn in the Republican primary, and suddenly Talarico discovered there are only two sexes.

Kennedy wasn't buying it.

"It is not this baby lotion soft child," she said on The Five. "He looks prepubescent. He looks like such a beta male. He was – Beto O'Rourke was his big brother in the after-school program."

When co-host Dana Perino noted that critics would defend Talarico's seminary credentials, Kennedy fired back: "He put the semen in seminarian."

The panel erupted. Talarico's campaign had no answer.

The Walkback That Wasn't

In a CBS News interview, Talarico admitted his past statements were "cringey" and said he had "missed the mark."

On the six-sexes claim, he retreated to familiar ground. "I know there are two sexes, men and women," he told CBS, adding that people with chromosomal abnormalities "deserve to be treated with dignity and respect."

On "God is non-binary," he called the statement an attempt to be "intentionally provocative."

Republicans named the play immediately: this is the Abigail Spanberger strategy – run as a moderate, win, govern as a progressive.

Ken Paxton said it flat out in his victory speech. Talarico is "a vegan who thinks God is non-binary and that there's actually six biological sexes," Paxton told supporters. "It's hard to imagine someone more radical than that."

Trump hit the same note on Truth Social, calling Talarico "a vegan in Texas" and insisting, "You can't get elected as a vegan in Texas."

Scott Jennings made it plain on CNN. "Don't know any Texans who believe in six genders other than Talarico," he said. "Don't know any Texans who said it's immoral to eat meat other than Talarico. Don't know any Texans who walk around saying, 'God is non-binary.'"

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Texas Has Seen This Movie Before

Democrats have been trying to crack Texas for decades.

Beto O'Rourke came closer than anyone in a generation – losing to Ted Cruz by 3 points in 2018 after raising $80 million and visiting every county in the state. Then he ran for president, ran for governor, and lost both.

The lesson Democrats never learned: Texans respect authenticity.

They don't respect a man who spent years telling voters their faith is bigotry, their flag is offensive, and their biology is wrong – then pivots to moderation the week Paxton clinches the nomination.

Kennedy's line was crude. It landed because it was true.

Texas doesn't elect men who call the American flag problematic, declare God non-binary, and insist science backs six sexes – then discover mainstream values the moment the general election starts.

Talarico's walkback didn't just fail to help him. It confirmed the one thing Paxton's team needed to prove: that Talarico knows his real positions can't win, and he's willing to hide them to get elected.

That's not a candidate. That's a con.

Sources:

• Hanna Panreck, "James Talarico admits past comments 'missed the mark' when confronted on claims like God is 'non-binary'," Fox News, May 27, 2026.
• Amy Curtis, "James Talarico Is Going to Pretend to Be a Moderate to Try and Defeat Ken Paxton," Townhall, May 27, 2026.
• Sister Toldjah, "Ken Paxton Opens General Election Campaign With a Not-So-Gentle Message for James Talarico," RedState, May 27, 2026.
• "Paxton Victory Speech: Talarico Is A Vegan Who Thinks God Is Non-Binary And There Are 6 Biological Sexes," RealClearPolitics, May 26, 2026.
• "Trump says Texas Democrat 'can't get elected as a vegan' in Senate race," Fox News, May 2026.
• "Scott Jennings Reminds Dems on CNN That James Talarico's Bizarre Beliefs Clash With Mainstream Texans," Twitchy, May 27, 2026.