Texas County Attorney Switches to GOP: My Former Party Has Moved Further Left and It’s No Longer Aligned with My Values

EARHARDT Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ the Kleberg County Attorney ░░░░░░░░ Talip Sanchez Good morning ░░░░░░░░ you Kira TALIP Sanchez ░░░░░░░░ morning DOOCY Morning EARHARDT ░░░░░░░░ morning So you re ░░░░░░░░ You have been a ░░░░░░░░ Democratic county official you ░░░░░░░░ announced you re now ░░░░░░░░ to the GOP Tell ░░░░░░░░ more about why TALIP ░░░░░░░░ Well as you know ░░░░░░░░ parents came to the ░░░░░░░░ States from Mexico and ░░░░░░░░ raised me with conservative ░░░░░░░░ And in recent years ░░░░░░░░ feel like the former ░░░░░░░░ my former party has ░░░░░░░░ further left and it ░░░░░░░░ no longer aligned with ░░░░░░░░ values And you know ░░░░░░░░ up in this community ░░░░░░░░ a Hispanic where we ░░░░░░░░ told you know Hispanics ░░░░░░░░ Democrats and that is ░░░░░░░░ really the case I ░░░░░░░░ like a lot of ░░░░░░░░ Americans are Republican and ░░░░░░░░ don t even know ░░░░░░░░ KILMEADE What was your ░░░░░░░░ point in particular the ░░░░░░░░ of communication with the ░░░░░░░░ the lack of caring ░░░░░░░░ all the president did ░░░░░░░░ down watch and watch ░░░░░░░░ and watch a dog ░░░░░░░░ a spot drugs in ░░░░░░░░ police car but that ░░░░░░░░ t enough TALIP Sanchez ░░░░░░░░ I mean to be ░░░░░░░░ you know as my ░░░░░░░░ as county attorney has ░░░░░░░░ politics in it my ░░░░░░░░ is just to follow ░░░░░░░░ law and prosecute But ░░░░░░░░ know I in my ░░░░░░░░ I do run the ░░░░░░░░ crimes and norcotics task ░░░░░░░░ and our job is ░░░░░░░░ proactively target criminals engaged ░░░░░░░░ trafficking weapons or drugs ░░░░░░░░ and currency and we ░░░░░░░░ it every day Operation ░░░░░░░░ t start there We ░░░░░░░░ also involved with we ░░░░░░░░ Border Patrol and other ░░░░░░░░ with all the human ░░░░░░░░ that s going on ░░░░░░░░ you know Kleberg County ░░░░░░░░ a checkpoint it was ░░░░░░░░ Sarita and although we ░░░░░░░░ a lot of foot ░░░░░░░░ that comes around that ░░░░░░░░ and it s kind ░░░░░░░░ a big problem DOOCY ░░░░░░░░ So Kira to recap ░░░░░░░░ you say that during ░░░░░░░░ Trump years where he ░░░░░░░░ cracked down on the ░░░░░░░░ border where it wasn ░░░░░░░░ quite the open door ░░░░░░░░ is now Trump years ░░░░░░░░ less chaotic in your ░░░░░░░░ If that policy had ░░░░░░░░ today would you be ░░░░░░░░ parties TALIP Sanchez I ░░░░░░░░ still would I ve ░░░░░░░░ thinking about it for ░░░░░░░░ years I was nervous ░░░░░░░░ be called a traitor ░░░░░░░░ know you re Hispanic ░░░░░░░░ are you why are ░░░░░░░░ Republican But I feel ░░░░░░░░ comfortable in in switching ░░░░░░░░ feel like I feel ░░░░░░░░ I m at home ░░░░░░░░ this is where I ░░░░░░░░ DOOCY Who called you ░░░░░░░░ traitor TALIP Sanchez Well ░░░░░░░░ m just saying you ░░░░░░░░ like I ve already ░░░░░░░░ comments you know that ░░░░░░░░ it s you know ░░░░░░░░ re yeah they ve ░░░░░░░░ basically saying How can ░░░░░░░░ do that You re ░░░░░░░░ you should be a ░░░░░░░░ EARHARDT Well maybe you ░░░░░░░░ out will get the ░░░░░░░░ of other Democrats and ░░░░░░░░ ll be switching as ░░░░░░░░ TALIP Sanchez Yes And ░░░░░░░░ know Kleberg County is ░░░░░░░░ southern most Republican county ░░░░░░░░ Texas right now And ░░░░░░░░ have a great team ░░░░░░░░ our goal is to ░░░░░░░░ our community safe KILMEADE ░░░░░░░░ you have a border ░░░░░░░░ TALIP Sanchez Exuse me ░░░░░░░░ Do you have a ░░░░░░░░ wall TALIP Sanchez No ░░░░░░░░ Unbelievable And we paid ░░░░░░░░ it And you re ░░░░░░░░ there TALIP Sanchez Yeah ░░░░░░░░ All right Thanks so ░░░░░░░░ TALIP SANEZ The county ░░░░░░░░ for George Bush in ░░░░░░░░ and 2004 and narrowly ░░░░░░░░ for Trump in —“