詹姆斯·塔拉利科（James Talarico）因TikTok网红摩根·汤普森（Morgan Thompson）指控其在一场市政厅会议后对前众议员科林·奥尔雷德（Colin Allred）发表种族歧视言论，正面临强烈反对。
作者：雷切尔·沃尔夫（Rachel Wolf）| 福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月3日 美国东部时间下午1:19
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前美国国会议员抨击詹姆斯·塔拉利科”攻击一名黑人”。 （图片来源：X/@ColinAllredTX – 2026年2月2日）
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一名得克萨斯州民主党参议院候选人因对其前对手发表争议言论而面临强烈反对。
在TikTok上以用户名@morga_tt发布内容的政治网红摩根·汤普森声称，州众议员、民主党人詹姆斯·塔拉利科在1月12日得克萨斯州普拉诺市的一场市政厅会议后，将前众议员、得克萨斯州民主党人科林·奥尔雷德称为”平庸的黑人”。
身为黑人的汤普森表示，该言论是在1月12日得克萨斯州普拉诺市的一场市政厅会议后发表的。塔拉利科目前正与众议员贾丝明·克罗克特（Jasmine Crockett）角逐民主党提名，据称他当时对汤普森说：”我报名竞选的是一位平庸的黑人，而不是一位强大、聪明的黑人女性。”
据报道，塔拉利科将奥尔雷德称为”平庸的黑人”，而将克罗克特称为”一位强大、聪明的黑人女性”。 奥尔雷德于12月初结束了他的竞选活动，当时克罗克特正准备参选。她于2025年12月8日正式宣布竞选参议院，同一天奥尔雷德结束了他的竞选活动。
得克萨斯州民主党参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉利科在民主党初选中与众议员贾丝明·克罗克特角逐美国参议院提名，他被指控称前众议员科林·奥尔雷德为”平庸的黑人”。 （图片来源：Bob Daemmrich/The Texas Tribune/Bloomberg via Getty Images；Sergio Flores for The Washington Post via Getty Images）
针对福克斯新闻数字版的置评请求，塔拉利科的竞选团队援引了一段在汤普森视频走红后发布的声明，称这是”对私人谈话的误解”。
塔拉利科的声明中写道：”在赞扬克罗克特议员时，我将奥尔雷德议员的竞选方式描述为平庸——但他的人生和服务并非如此。我绝不会基于种族攻击他。作为一名美国黑人，奥尔雷德议员必须加倍努力才能取得今天的成就。我理解在这个国家痛苦的种族主义历史背景下，我对议员竞选活动的批评可能会被解读，我深切关心我的言论对他人的影响。”
塔拉利科断言民主党人”都是同一团队的”，并表示他”非常”尊重奥尔雷德。
前美国国会议员、前NFL线卫、民权律师科林·奥尔雷德在X平台发布的视频中回应了塔拉利科。 他抨击塔拉利科”有胆量和厚颜无耻”地向汤普森发表上述言论。
奥尔雷德在视频中说：”首先，詹姆斯，我给你一些免费建议，如果你想赞美黑人女性，就直接赞美，不要一边赞美黑人女性一边贬低黑人男性，明白吗？”
“我们受够了人们用赞美黑人女性来掩盖对黑人男性的批评。这对我们的社区没有好处，”奥尔雷德补充道。
州众议员、民主党参议院候选人詹姆斯·塔拉利科（左）与众议员贾丝明·克罗克特（右）在2026年得克萨斯州 AFL-CIO COPE大会于得克萨斯州乔治敦举行的辩论中握手。 （图片来源：Bob Daemmrich/The Texas Tribune/Bloomberg via Getty Images）
这位前国会议员暗示塔拉利科的言论中”有一丝忏悔”，称”也许你用’平庸’这个词是因为你心里有些想法，因为我知道你不可能在任何一件事上比别人做得更好”。
在视频结尾，奥尔雷德鼓励人们投票给克罗克特，并表示塔拉利科”不应该成为我们的美国参议院候选人”。
克罗克特和塔拉利科将在3月3日的初选中对决。获胜者将在之后与得克萨斯州共和党参议员约翰·科宁（John Cornyn）角逐。
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Texas Dem Senate candidate’s ‘mediocre’ comment rocks race
James Talarico faces backlash after TikTok influencer Morgan Thompson alleged that he made a remark about former Rep Colin Allred after a town hall
By Rachel Wolf Fox News
Published February 3, 2026 1:19pm EST
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6388721359112
The former U.S. congressman slammed James Talarico for “tearing down a Black man.” (Credit: X/@ColinAllredTX – Feb. 2, 2026)
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A Texas Democrat running for Senate is facing backlash over his comments about his former opponent.
Morgan Thompson, a political influencer who posts on TikTok under the username @morga_tt, claimed that state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat, referred to former Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, as a “mediocre Black man.”
Thompson, who is Black, said the remark was made after a Jan. 12 town hall in Plano, Texas. Talarico, who is now facing off against Rep. Jasmine Crockett, allegedly told Thompson that he “signed up to run against a mediocre Black man, not a formidable, intelligent Black woman.”
Talarico was reportedly referring to Allred as the “mediocre Black man” and Crockett as “a formidable, intelligent Black woman.” Allred had ended his campaign in early December as Crockett prepared to enter the race. She formally launched her bid for the Senate on Dec. 8, 2025, the same day Allred ended his campaign.
James Talarico, who is facing off against Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate nomination, was slammed for allegedly calling former Rep. Colin Allred a “mediocre Black man.”(Bob Daemmrich/The Texas Tribune/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Sergio Flores for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
In response to Fox News Digital’s request for comment, Talarico’s campaign pointed to a statement that was released after Thompson’s video went viral. In the statement, Talarico claimed that it was a “mischaracterization of a private conversation.”
“In my praise of Congresswoman Crockett, I described Congressman Allred’s method of campaigning as mediocre — but his life and service are not. I would never attack him on the basis of race,” Talarico’s statement read. “As a Black man in America, Congressman Allred has had to work twice as hard to get where he is. I understand how my critique of the Congressman’s campaign could be interpreted given this country’s painful legacy of racism, and I care deeply about the impact my words have on others.”
Talarico asserted that Democrats are “all on the same team” and said he “deeply” respects Allred.
Texas Democratic Senate candidate Colin Allred reacts at a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 25.(Reuters/Marco Bello)
Allred, a former NFL linebacker, civil rights attorney and congressman, responded to Talarico in a video posted on X. He slammed Talarico for having “the temerity and the audacity” to make the remark to Thompson.
“First, let me give you some free advice James, if you want to compliment Black women, just do it,” Allred said in the video. “Just do it. Don’t do it while also tearing down a Black man, okay?”
“We’re tired of folks using praise for Black women to mask criticism for Black men. That’s not good for our community,” Allred added.
State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat U.S. Senate candidate, left, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, a U.S. Senate candidate, shake hands during a debate at the 2026 Texas AFL-CIO COPE Convention in Georgetown, Texas, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.(Bob Daemmrich/The Texas Tribune/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The former congressman suggested that there was “a bit of confession” in Talarico’s remarks, saying, “Maybe you used the word ‘mediocre’ because there was something creeping into your mind about yourself because I know you’re not talking about somebody who’s been better at three things than you’ve ever been at one.”
At the end of his video, Allred encouraged people to vote for Crockett, and said that Talarico “should not be our nominee for United States Senate.”
Crockett and Talarico will face off in the state’s March 3 primary. The winner will then run against Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
Fox News Digital reached out to Crockett’s office for comment.
Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
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