{"id":23171,"date":"2026-07-31T14:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23171"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T09:02:48","slug":"oliver-larkin-slams-trump-as-pedophile-president-on-fox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=23171","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Larkin Slams Trump As &#8216;Pedophile President&#8217; on Fox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p>Democratic Socialist <strong>Oliver Larkin<\/strong>, who is running to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliverforcongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">represent Florida\u2019s 25th District<\/a>, blasted President<strong> Donald Trump<\/strong> as a \u201cpedophile president\u201d Thursday on Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Larkin was asked by <em>Fox News @ Night<\/em> anchor <strong>Trace Gallagher<\/strong> why he is socialist. \u201cWell, Democratic Socialism is about bringing the systems of government that govern our lives under democratic control. We already pay a Medicare tax, why don\u2019t we all have access to Medicare? We already pay into Social Security, why are the wealthy and elite getting away with paying a lower effective tax late on Social Security than the rest of us, with the social security income cap? So the capitalist system in the United States of America, we\u2019ve seen the great recession, we\u2019ve seen the enormous transfers of wealth under covid-19 and we want equity in our system,\u201d he answered.<\/p>\n<p>After Gallagher asked if they could both agree capitalism \u201chas been extraordinarily effective raising more people in the history of the world out of poverty,\u201d Larkin answered, \u201cI would say that when America has been at our best when we\u2019ve raised people out of poverty, it\u2019s because we\u2019ve invested in the social safety net, when we\u2019ve invested in the minimum wage and Social Security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher then played footage from Cueta, Spain, where thousands of migrants broke through the border with Morocco. At least nine people have died so far. Gallagher asked Larkin if he supports open borders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s anything to fear with people seeking a better life in the United States of America,\u201d Larkin answered before he noted his wife is the \u201cproud daughter of a Nicaraguan immigrant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Larkin cited legislation by <strong>Jared Moskowitz<\/strong>, his opponent in the Congressional race, who was part of the effort that passed the <strong>Laken Riley<\/strong> Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain immigrants who have been accused of a crime. Riley was a 22-year-old student who was attacked and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/crime\/just-in-laken-rileys-killer-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-without-parole\/\">killed by <strong>Jos\u00e9 Antonio Ibarra<\/strong><\/a>, an undocumented immigrant.<\/p>\n<p>The pair sparred verbally on the topic of immigration. \u201cWe need to keep our communities safe and we need to hold people accountable when they have harmed others, when they have broken the law but let\u2019s be clear. Immigration is a civil violation, not a criminal violation,\u201d Larkin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we need to stop treating the equivalent of a parking ticket like people are breaking the law and need a militarized police force breaking down their door,\u201d he continued. \u201cSo the comparison here is not one of criminality. It is whether we are respecting international law, the right to asylum, the right of respecting refugees\u2019 rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher repeatedly attempted to engage Larkin on the topic of an acceptable number of \u201cchildren who can be raped and it\u2019s fine in relation to the immigration community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we\u2019re going to talk about children being raped, then we need to hold this pedophile president Donald Trump accountable and all those that can implicate in the Epstein files that the Department of Justice is still not leaking and they\u2019ve sent AIPAC after <strong>Thomas Massie<\/strong>\u2014\u201d Larkin began before Gallagher interjected, \u201cGot it, thanks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2014for having the temerity to hold accountable the pedophiles that are in control of our government,\u201d Larkin concluded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you. 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