Ken Paxton Rally: Black MAGA Influencer Says She Was Kicked Out
A conservative Black content creator who drove two hours to support Ken Paxton's Senate campaign was removed from his rally by security — and still blames the campaign manager, not the party.
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I have done nothing but support everyone on the Republican side, and this is how I get treated?”
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Thelma Louise, a Black conservative TikTok creator with over 200,000 followers, says she was escorted out of Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton's campaign rally in San Antonio after driving more than two hours to attend. Security told her that Paxton's campaign manager wanted her to leave, and no one provided her with a clear explanation.
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Louise says Paxton's campaign manager ordered her removal and she never received a clear explanation for being escorted out. In the source
In August 2024, investigators under Paxton executed search warrants involving Latino political activists and Democratic campaign workers in South Texas, some of whom were LULAC members. In the source
I have done nothing but support everyone on the Republican side, and this is how I get treated?
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“I’m sorry, no, ma’am,” the unidentified person responded. The experience appeared particularly upsetting because of Louise’s history of promoting Republican candidates. She said she left the Democratic Party two years ago and volunteered for Trump’s campaign. “I have done nothing but support everyone on the Republican side, and this is how I get treated?” she questioned. In a follow-up video, Louise made clear that she was holding Paxton’s campaign manager responsible rather than abandoning her support for Republicans.
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Ken Paxton's campaign manager, that person is 100 percent responsible for the disrespect that I received this evening.
She narrows her grievance to one individual, signaling she will not let the incident break her broader Republican alignment.
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“I have done nothing but support everyone on the Republican side, and this is how I get treated?” she questioned. In a follow-up video, Louise made clear that she was holding Paxton’s campaign manager responsible rather than abandoning her support for Republicans. “[They] have loved me, and they have welcomed me with open arms. But Ken Paxton’s campaign manager, that person is 100 percent responsible for the disrespect that I received this evening.” She ended with another emotional statement. “This, I will never forget. Never. This was beyond disrespectful.”
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This, I will never forget. Never. This was beyond disrespectful.
The closing vow marks the emotional peak of her account, showing the incident left a lasting personal wound she refuses to minimize.
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“[They] have loved me, and they have welcomed me with open arms. But Ken Paxton’s campaign manager, that person is 100 percent responsible for the disrespect that I received this evening.” She ended with another emotional statement. “This, I will never forget. Never. This was beyond disrespectful.” Louise also said she had previously received press credentials for Republican events. She maintained that she never received a clear explanation for her removal. Paxton’s campaign did not immediately respond to media requests for comment.
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The hateful email Louise received after the incident told her she would land on r/leopardsatemyface — a Reddit forum that mocks people hurt by the very policies they supported.
Strangers weaponized the Reddit forum to tell Louise her own community views her as a self-defeating ally, deepening the public humiliation.
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For Louise, the immediate issue remains her treatment at the Ken Paxton rally. She says she supported the Republican movement, traveled hours to attend the event, and was escorted out without an explanation from the campaign. Update: Louise has since responded to the backlash by posting a screenshot on X of a hateful email she received after the incident. The message called her a “big dumb dolt” and a “useful idiot,” told her to keep fighting for her own people’s “subjugation,” and said she would now land at the top of r/leopardsatemyface, a Reddit forum that mocks people hurt by policies they supported.
The hateful email she Louise received after the incident The message called her a “big dumb dolt” and a “useful idiot,” told her to keep fighting for her own people’s “subjugation,” and said she would now land at the top of on r/leopardsatemyface — a Reddit forum that mocks people hurt by the very policies they supported.
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Despite the removal, Louise said she still aligns with the Republican Party and is still voting for it — placing all blame on Paxton's campaign manager alone.
Even after the ejection and hateful emails, Louise's continued party loyalty reveals the limits of how far her anger will take her.
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…o the backlash by posting a screenshot on X of a hateful email she received after the incident. The message called her a “big dumb dolt” and a “useful idiot,” told her to keep fighting for her own people’s “subjugation,” and said she would now land at the top of r/leopardsatemyface, a Reddit forum that mocks people hurt by policies they supported. Louise made clear the hateful emails and comments will not change her mind. She again placed the blame for her removal on Paxton’s campaign manager, not the Republican Party, which she said she still aligns with and is still voting for. She told anyone who does not like it “TOO BAD!” and teased that a “huge update” is coming soon.…
blame for her removal on Paxton’s campaign manager, not Despite the Republican Party, which she removal, Louise said she still aligns with the Republican Party and is still voting for it — placing all blame on Paxton's campaign manager alone.
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