Texas Senate candidate denies mental health clinic rumour
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 03:36 · Archive
James Talarico dismissed claims he was treated at a mental health facility, saying his campaign absence was due to flu.
James Talarico, 37, returned to campaigning after a ten-day absence, dismissing claims he had been treated at a mental health facility. A statement from the Lindner Center of Hope near Cincinnati confirmed that Talarico had never received treatment there. The denial followed conservative influencer Nick Sortor posting an unverified audio recording purportedly from a centre employee.
Talarico said he had fallen ill on 30 September after an in-person campaign event in New York City on 29 September. He told a business council audience he had visited urgent care in Dallas and been diagnosed with flu. 'I've been shaking too many hands on the campaign trail,' he said, adding that he wanted to keep others safe and that he had been stuck in bed with a 'nasty case of the flu'. He returned to the campaign trail at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on 10 October.
Talarico's campaign called the allegation about the clinic 'a pathetic conspiracy theory'. The rumour emerged weeks before the midterm elections as Talarico runs a tight race against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
How it is being reported
- With all these ‘sick’ Democrats like James Talarico, one wonders: how are they in the lead?Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico, 37, disappeared off the campaign trail for more than 10 days, claiming a bad case of the flu.New York Post · 12 Oct, 03:21
- Democratic senate hopeful James Talarico bashes cruel rumor that he was in mental health clinic... as he blames his campaign trail absence on the fluJames Talarico has vehemently denied he was spending time at a mental health clinic, instead blaming his multi-day absence from the campaign trail on the flu.Daily Mail · 12 Oct, 00:14
In this story: James Talarico · Ken Paxton · Lindner Center of Hope · Nick Sortor · Texas · Cincinnati · Dallas
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