James Salario said he dreams about trans children.
Posted by The Benny Show, Checked
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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026
No source mentions a James Salario or a statement that he dreams about trans children. The sources concern James Talarico, a different referent, and none addresses a dream statement, so the claim cannot be graded in either direction. The claim is an extraction of the post's own words, not independently corroborated.
Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.
What was said
… And I will make sure that those laws are aggressively enforced to protect all the daughters, all the future daughters, all the children of our great state. James Salario said he, uh, when he goes to bed, he dreams about trans children. I said, dude, if this guy even has a fighting chance of winning in Texas, there's something totally broken about that culture. And I'm so glad that you were setting it right. Uh, we deeply appreciate your time. …
The Benny Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. The sources about James Talarico (Snopes, Mother Jones, Yahoo, PolitiFact) address his positions on trans issues, but none mentions James Salario or any dream-related remark.[1][2][3][4]
Context. The only source that quotes a James-named politician on trans children concerns Talarico's remark about Jesus and trans children, which is a different statement and a different person.[5]
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1Transgender Rights Articles - Snopes.comsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Latest Fact-Checks In LGBTQpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3An infamous attack ad just got an AI resurrection - Mother Jonesmotherjones.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 4James Talarico’s Comments on Trans Rights, Explained - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Lone Star Liberty PAC (@LoneStar_PAC) on Xx.com · not rated · cited for: context
Where this claim was made
Said in 1 published post
Related claims
- James Talarico supported using taxpayer dollars for sex change surgeries on young children.False
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- James Talarico voted against the bill to ban transition surgeries on children in Texas.True
- James Talarico stated that God is 'nonbinary'.True