Rep. Van Taylor apologizes for affair with 'ISIS bride,' abruptly drops reelection bid

[Jose Garcia]

Source: Dallas Morning News

WASHINGTON — Rep. Van Taylor apologized Wednesday for an affair with an ex-jihadist dubbed the “ISIS bride” by British tabloids and abruptly dropped his bid for a third term, conceding the GOP runoff to rival Keith Self, a former Collin County judge.

“About a year ago, I made a horrible mistake that has caused deep hurt and pain among those I love most in this world. I had an affair, it was wrong, and it was the greatest failure of my life,” he said in an email to supporters.

The infidelity surfaced just before Tuesday’s primary with help from a third candidate, Suzanne Harp.

A Plano resident named Tania Joya – widow of the most infamous American to join the Islamic State – contacted Harp last Thursday, hoping she would confront Taylor privately and persuade him to drop out and resign from Congress

Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2022/03/02/last-minute-infidelity-allegation-helped-force-two-term-plano-rep-van-taylor-into-runoff/%3foutputType=amp

[Wingus Dingus]

1. Holy blackmail. How did a jihadist live in Plano and conduct an affair

with a congressman? This is fucking crazy.

[inthewind21]

19. It says how right in the post

"A Plano resident named Tania Joya – widow of the most infamous American to join the Islamic State"


This was all over the news. Here's an article from 2017

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/from-isis-to-suburban-texas/544910/

[Xipe Totec]

2. An infidel committing infidelity? What are the odds? nt

[regnaD kciN]

3. It should be noted...

…that Taylor, despite being a predictable far-rightie, as one of a handful of Repugs to vote for certification of the 2020 election results on 1/6, and that the new candidate replacing him earned TFG’s endorsement in the race.

[tanyev]

4. Yep, I bet this news would have never emerged if he'd voted the "right" way.

[L. Coyote]

5. What about all the Rs who "dined" with Maria Butina?

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[SKKY]

6. OK, I'm not saying he's right, but I understand...

...she's kinda attractive. I mean, I'd hit it.

[COL Mustard]

7. You might want to specify

Which one? I mean there are several women mentioned here.

[Celerity]

17. they are speaking of Tania Joya

[Skittles]

8. ugh

why do guys always act as if the targeted gal would be willing

[SKKY]

10. You're right. Let me be more specific...

...I mean, if she's down to clown, I'd hit it.

[Skittles]

11. yeah OK

that is....er, better

[Mysterian]

14. This guy fucks!

Pathetic.

[Sapient Donkey]

16. I bet his name is Donald

[LudwigPastorius]

9. Background on Taylor's dalliance:

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/04/experience-i-was-married-to-an-islamic-state-leader

[Grins]

12. I smell a rat. National File? Breitbart?

On top of a far-Reich Texas woman candidate?

Because the other woman didn’t like Taylor’s billboards?

C’mon.

Taylor is just another “Traditional Family Values” hypocrite, but I think this is him getting hit because he voted against Trump in his impeachment.

[JI7]

13. He isn't attractive at all. Was she trying to get something from him ?

[Polybius]

15. Can someone show me what she looked like?

Article is a paywall.

[IcyPeas]

18. There was a long article about her and pictures here:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=16431005