He said the quiet part loud — and now the clip is everywhere.
Texas House Democrat Gene Wu is facing backlash after comments resurfaced in which he urged minority groups in Texas to unite against “the same oppressor” to “take over this country” and “make things fairer.”
Wu made the remarks on the Define American podcast with journalist Jose Antonio Vargas in December 2024, according to the interview clip circulating online.
It’s not clear what Wu meant by “take over.”
But after the clip spread on X, Republicans and other high-profile commentators blasted the language as divisive and extreme.
Check out the reactions below:
Texas Rep Gene Wu who was born in China, says White people are oppressors and non Whites are the majority now so they should take over this country pic.twitter.com/5bzEdHDVtV
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) February 8, 2026
🚨 BREAKING: Democrat Rep. Gene Wu is facing mass calls to RESIGN after saying non-whites can take over America from white people
"Non-whites share the same oppressor and we are the majority now. We can take over this country."
Disgusting. RESIGN!pic.twitter.com/boqU05oJL9
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 8, 2026
Gene Wu is a radical racist who hates millions of Texans just because they're white.
This is who the modern Democrat party is. https://t.co/9Ei29rcAsu
— Attorney General Ken Paxton (@KenPaxtonTX) February 9, 2026
🚨: WHITE people: the go-to scapegoat for every refugee who escaped actual tyranny, only to trash the NATION that took them in.
Rep Gene Wu, TX (D) was born in CHINA, 1978.
His parents fled the Cultural Revolution’s nightmare.Now he tells generational AMERICANS the real… pic.twitter.com/zlTDR6W5dd
— Brandon Tatum (@TheOfficerTatum) February 9, 2026
Rep. Gene Wu admits it: “The day Latino, African American, Asian and other communities realize that they share the same oppressor is the day we start winning because we are the majority in this country now. We have the ability to take over this country.”pic.twitter.com/cBawwgjPmd
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 8, 2026
This clip is being widely circulated for its advocacy for white genocide. People need to realize that this isn’t some random Democrat backbencher. This is the Texas House Democrat caucus LEADER. https://t.co/C3qJXbuiRl
— Matt Rinaldi (@MattRinaldiTX) February 8, 2026
More over at The Daily Mail:
Democrat is ripped to shreds for saying non-whites should 'take over this country' in racially-charged rant https://t.co/6Or5XRs1J9
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) February 8, 2026