Tony Gonzales Caved!

Trump did far worst things than this weenie. Yet, the Republicans push Tony Gonzalez out the way.

President Donald J. Trump had affairs on all of his wives. He slept with Karen McDougal, Stormy Daniels and possibly Laura Loomer. He has 30 women accusing him of sexual abuse, rape and harassment. He literally stole government secrets and improperly stored them in Mar-a-Lago resort. He sicced a mob of his supporters on the U.S. Capitol to overturn an election. He demonized Barack Obama over his birth certificate. He demonized Joe Biden over his age despite him being three years younger. He literally tried to blackmail Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy into opening an investigation into Biden. Trump had ordered the National Guard to attack peaceful protesters to do a photo op with a bible. He had literally oversaw the worst pandemic in modern history where over 1 million Americans died. He openly called for Russia and China to interfere in U.S. elections despite his closest ally Israel doing as well. He and Biden allowed Israel to conduct a genocide, active war crimes and illegal seizing of sovereignty. Trump has turned on his most notable allies like Mike Pence, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Kanye West, Liz Cheney, John Bolton and Dan Crenshaw. He is literally named in the Jeffrey Epstein files. A 13 year old accused him of forcing her to perform head service. A 15 year old said he walked into the model room for teens to "inspect" the room. He fantasized about his daughters Ivanka and Tiffany Trump. He allegedly raped Ivana Trump when they were in separation. He said he can grab 'em by the pussy because he is a celebrity. He encourages his sons, Donald, Jr., Eric and Barron Trump to do the things he does to be successful. Donald Trump, Jr. has picked up his father's habits. Trump had allowed the government to shut down more than once in his two terms. Now we are the verge of World War III and the Republicans have not invoked the 25th Amendment or calls for him to resign.

Oh but for Tony Gonzales of Texas, one affair lead to a woman self immolating herself and the GOP is calling for him to step aside.

Consenting adults having sex whether they're married, having an affair, engaging in a relationship of the opposite sex, engaging in a relationship of the same sex, engaging in a relationship with transgender Americans, engaging in a relationship with adult content creators, engaging in a relationship with prostitutes or escorts is not my business.

However, her husband left her and took the children. She was so distraught about her life collapsing, she self immolated herself.

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The scandal picked up steam when text message revealed that Gonzalez liked "baging them groceries."

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) has thrown in the towel. He was expected to face a run off with Brandon Herrera, an adulterer in waiting who enjoys the guns and sandals with jeans.

White men, I swear y'all have no clue.

Anyway, he announced Thursday night that he will drop his bid for re-election but will serve out the rest of his term in Congress following a tumultuous set of weeks for the congressman, who admitted having had an affair with an aide who later died by suicide.

The aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, eventually replied by telling the congressman, “this is too far, Tony.”

“Please tell me you didn’t just hire me because I was hot,” Santos-Aviles wrote.

“No way,” Gonzales replied.

NBC News obtained the text messages and confirmed their authenticity with Bobby Barrera, the lawyer for Santos-Aviles’ widower, Adrian Aviles. Barrera previously said he was working with his client to release text messages to confirm Aviles' accusation that his late wife had been in a romantic relationship with Gonzales.

The text messages, which only include messages exchanged during part of one day, do not address whether there was a physical relationship between the two. The San Antonio Express-News and 24Sight News first published the text messages.

"After deep reflection and with the support of my loving family, I have decided not to seek re-election while serving out the rest of this Congress with the same commitment I've always had to my district," Gonzales said in statement on X.

NBC News has asked Gonzales' congressional office for additional comment.

Republican leadership rebuked Gonzales earlier Thursday, with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who leads a razor-thin GOP majority in the House, calling on him to retire at the end of his term but not resign entirely.

Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., and House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain urged the Ethics Committee in a joint statement Thursday to “act expeditiously.”

“We have encouraged him to address these very serious allegations directly with his constituents and his colleagues. In the meantime, Leadership has asked Congressman Gonzales to withdraw from his race for re-election,” they said.

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson, R-N.C., echoed the statement, saying: “Tony should withdraw from the runoff and allow the Ethics process to move forward while focusing on his family and serving his constituents for the remainder of his term.”

The House Ethics Committee announced Wednesday that it would open an investigation.

A different body, the Office of Congressional Conduct, led an investigation into Gonzales, and its results were set to be delivered to the Ethics Committee on Wednesday. The office could not send the results earlier because the investigation was completed within 60 days of Gonzales’ primary in Texas.

Whether or not the results of the Ethics Committee’s probe will be published will come down to when it is completed. The committee investigates only sitting lawmakers, so the investigation could come to an abrupt halt if it is still underway when Gonzales’ term ends.

Gonzales was running for re-election against pro-gun candidate Brandon Herrera. Neither of them won more than 50% of the vote in the primary Tuesday, forcing Gonzales into a runoff that had been scheduled for May 26.

Herrera's campaign manager, Kimmie Gonzalez, responded with a statement from the candidate on Friday.

“I appreciate Tony Gonzales for making the appropriate decision," Herrera's statement said. "I look forward to being the voice of TX23 that our district deserves — from the border, to oil theft, water rights, data centers, and many other issues. It’s an honor to be chosen and together we will make Texas proud.”

Gonzales appeared in a podcast interview Wednesday to admit the affair with the former aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, saying: “I made a mistake, and I had a lapse in judgment. And there was a lack of faith, and I take full responsibility for those actions.”

Gonzales then added that he and his wife have “reconciled.”

NBC News has reported that Gonzales and Santos-Aviles exchanged sexual texts in 2024. Santos-Aviles’ widower, Adrian Aviles, verified the texts.

Gonzales’ decision to serve out the rest of his term will be crucial for House Republicans, who have been bleeding members this Congress. They hold only a four-seat majority over Democrats, which means they can afford to lose only one member on party-line votes.

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