Overview
- The videos, which surfaced on July 1, show Teha Delaruelle pointing to a board reading “Kill Your Local Republican” and saying “We’re doing trans jihad,” language that explicitly urges violence against Republicans.
- Conservative commentator Dustin Grage and allied accounts reposted the footage widely, driving national attention and calls from some commentators for FBI or law‑enforcement review.
- Katrina DeVille, the Democratic congressional candidate with whom Delaruelle briefly volunteered, told reporters the volunteer was removed and blocked after creating a dangerous situation and she condemned the threats.
- Local Republican officials including the Republican Party of Brown County and Rep. Tom Tiffany publicly denounced the remarks while no arrests or formal law‑enforcement actions have been reported.
- The episode highlights how social posts and Substack rhetoric can be rapidly amplified into political attacks during an active campaign and could shape debate in the August primary for Wisconsin’s 8th District.