Vicente Gonzalez’s swing falls flat

Earlier this week, Vicente Gonzalez attempted to take a swing at Rep. Monica De La Cruz for her work to secure funding for the McAllen International Airport. 

This comes as no surprise given Gonzalez’s history of making misogynistic and sexist remarks, specifically towards Republican women. In 2022, Gonzalez said Mayra Flores was just “confused” because she disagrees with him about policy. He later said she couldn’t “think, speak, or act for herself.”  

Regardless of whatever sexist things Gonzalez says, Rep. De La Cruz doesn’t let it get in her way. Upon assuming office, she wrote a letter supporting the McAllen International Airport’s bid, which directly led to the airport being awarded the funding. Local officials took note:

Clearly, Vicente Gonzalez doesn’t understand how federal infrastructure grants are awarded in his own community.  

“Vicente Gonzalez has a monstrous track record of dismissing women as confused, but he’s the one who doesn’t know how things work. He would rather take cheap political swings than deliver results for South Texas.” — NRCC Spokeswoman Delanie Bomar