In a North Hollywood podcast studio last week, Gill Tejada and his co-host, Boo Boo, trashed liberal shibboleths, like any good Trumpers. Puberty blockers for teens. Los Angeles County Dist.
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Homelessness. High taxes. Unchecked migration.
The topics weren’t surprising. The setting and language ..
. were. “My president got a felony, homeboy!” Tejada exclaimed at one point to hundreds of live viewers on YouTube and Instagram.
“He’s the big homie on the block, bro,” replied Boo Boo, who proudly deemed Trump a “junkyard dog” ready to fight for the United States. “He’s like, ‘I’ll smoke you.’” Welcome to “ American Cholo ,” a podcast Tejada has hosted since 2018 that initially focused on stories about gang life and Chicano culture but has now turned full Trump bro.
With his San Fernando Valley Chicano accent, close-cropped hair and frequent use of words like “ carnal, ” “playboy” and “fool,” Tejada can come off to a first-time listener as a Pendleton-wearing buffoon in a Culture Clash skit. But dismissing him so easily is a mistake he fully expects liberals to make, to their own detriment. Tejada, 49, embodies a trend that has thrilled Republicans and alarmed Democrats as election day comes closer: the drift of Latino men toward Trump.
Surveys throughout the summer consistently found a double-digit divide between Latina and Latino support for Kamala Harris . The gender gap exists across racial and ethn.
