‘The Five’ co-hosts discuss President Donald Trump’s comments about Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico and the candidate’s campaign.
James Talarico, a candidate forU.S. Senatein Texas. once swapped out the term "woman" with "pregnant individual" in a bill that would have created protections for abortion in the Lone Star State.
The billwould have prevented "the prosecution of a pregnant individual on whom an abortion is performed or induced". eliminated any Texas law that would have regulated or prohibited an abortion.
It never made it past consideration in committee.
Despite its stalled progress. the 2023 bill runs counter to Talarico’s efforts to paint himself as sufficiently conservative to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate as he wages an uphill campaign to defeat Republican challenger Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general.
‘GOD IS NON-BINARY’: TEXAS DEM NOMINEE TALARICO’S PAST REMARKS ON ABORTION, RACE AND GENDER DRAW SCRUTINY
James Talarico, a Democrat from Texas and U.S. Senate candidate. speaks at a campaign event in Round Rock, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.(Jordan Vonderhaar/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"I’ve called out the extremes in both parties," Talaricosaid in an interviewwith CBS last month.
When asked about hisposition on gender and previouscomments that there were as many as six sexes, Talarico clarified his stance.
"I know there are two sexes, men and women. I also know there’s a very small percentage of people who have these chromosomal abnormalities. I believe they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect."
When asked about the bill, Talarico's campaign emphasized the abortion-related aspect of the bill, leaving the gender wording unaddressed.
"James agrees with a majority of Texans that women should make decisions about their own bodies. While billionaire-bought politicians like Ken Paxton spread lies to divide Texans, James will continue to stand up against both political parties to fix this broken, corrupt political system. support Texas families," JT Ennis, a campaign spokesperson, told Fox News Digital.
The bill’s resurfacing coincides with a very similar bill making its way through theNew Yorklegislature.
JAMES TALARICO ADMITS PAST COMMENTS 'MISSED THE MARK' WHEN CONFRONTED ON CLAIMS LIKE GOD IS 'NON-BINARY'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke during a news conference at the WIN NYC family shelter on March 5. 2026, in New York City.(Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
That billwould "adjust language in the law to a more inclusive. gender-neutral form." Among other changes, it swaps out the term "mother" for "gestating parent."
Having cleared the New York General Assembly. the New York Senate, it is poised to receive Gov.Kathy Hochul'ssignature to become law.
Although Talarico’s bill falls short of similarly reframing the state’s entire legal language. his opponents believe the very attempt to pass a bill using the same kind of terminology is emblematic of someone out of step with Texans' principles.
"James Talarico’s entire career has been dedicated to replacing theChristian. family values ofTexans with his transgender-for-all agenda," RNC spokesperson Zach Kraft said.
BILL REPLACING 'MOTHER' AND 'FATHER' WITH GENDER-NEUTRAL TERMS PASSES IN NEW YORK, HEADS TO HOCHUL'S DESK
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico urged voters to reduce meat consumption in a 2022 clip. went viral on Tuesday.(Mark Felix/Getty Images)
"He is a threat to Texans’ way of life. a truly insane individual who has been fully broken by thewoke mind virus."
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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