Republican candidate who burnt Quran threatens to end Islam in Texas: ‘America is a Christian nation’

Valentina Gomez drew widespread condemnation after posting a video in which she burned a copy of the Quran.

Republican congressional candidate Valentina Gomez promised to “end Islam in Texas once and for all”.

In a post on X, the Republican candidate vying for Texas' 31st Congressional District said even US President Donald Trump agreed that “Islam is a threat to America”.

“NYC will fall to mamdani & it’ll become the mecca of murder for Jews, Christians & Hindus. They chant “allahu akbar” I say go back to your Muslim nation. America is a Christian nation,” she wrote on X.

I will end islam in Texas once and for all.

Even @realDonaldTrump agrees, islam is a threat to America.

NYC will fall to mamdani & it’ll become the mecca of murder for Jews, Christians & Hindus.

They chant “allahu akbar” I say go back to your muslim nation. America is a… pic.twitter.com/SWgNiI3jQX

— Valentina Gomez (@ValentinaForUSA) September 29, 2025

In the video, she also urged   Muslims to leave the state, saying, "Muslims can f*** off to any of the 57 Muslim nations”.

Gomez, a self-proclaimed supporter of Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) campaign, earlier accused the community of threatening Christian nations.