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Texas GOP Speaker of the House under fire for homophobic insult in leaked audio<\/b><\/p>\n

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Texas<\/a> Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen has come under fire for a leaked recording in which he referred to a married Democratic representative as \u201cgay<\/a>,\u201d and offered to sell media accreditation to a lobbyist firm.<\/p>\n

In the recording, Bonnen requests gossip from a lobbyist about other members of the Texas legislature.<\/a> Of Democratic Rep. Jon Rosenthal, Bonnen said Rosenthal\u2019s wife was \u201cgonna be really pissed when she learns he\u2019s gay<\/a>.\u201d Bonnen also refers to colleagues as \u201ca piece of sh*t\u201d and \u201cvile.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an ironic twist, conservative radio host Michael Quinn Sullivan made the recording and released it to his website. Sullivan also works as CEO of Empower Texans, a petroleum lobbying group that donated $4.7 million to far-right candidates in 2018. Perhaps it should come as no surprise that Bonnen can also be heard begging Sullivan to keep the conversation private.<\/p>\n

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Related: Unsolicited nudes are now against the law in Texas<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the recording\u2019s most damning passage, Bonnen offers\u00a0quid pro quo<\/em> with Sullivan, exchanging access to the legislative floor in exchange for campaign donations. \u201cLet me tell you what I can do for you. Real quick, you need to hear what I want to do for you,\u201d Bonnen says. Empower Texans had previously been blocked from attending legislative sessions due to its status as a lobbying firm.<\/p>\n

Bonnen released a statement addressing the recording saying \u201cno laws were broken: This was nothing more than a political discussion\u2014the problem is that I had it with that guy<\/a>. My colleagues have always deserved the facts and context this recording provides, and with clear evidence now disproving allegations of criminal wrongdoing, the House can finally move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Texas GOP Speaker of the House under fire for homophobic insult in leaked audio via YouTube Texas Republican House Speaker Dennis Bonnen has come under fire for a leaked recording in which he referred to a married Democratic representative as \u201cgay<\/a>,\u201d and offered to sell media accreditation to a lobbyist firm. 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