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Practically a decade earlier than launching his run for Congress, Tejano musician Bobby Pulido filmed himself defacing President Donald Trump’s Hollywood Stroll of Fame star — a stunt that’s resurfacing because the award-winning singer seeks a U.S. Home seat in South Texas.
The video, initially posted to Instagram, depicts Pulido urinating on Trump’s plaque with the caption, “whenever you gotta go, you gotta go.”
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Bobby Pulido, left, pictured alongside Trump’s Hollywood star, proper. (Medios y Media/Getty Photos;David Livingston/Getty Photos )
Though Pulido has marketed himself as a bipartisan candidate, this isn’t the primary time he has made provocative acts of protest in opposition to the president — and Republicans.
Pulido is finest recognized for Tejano, or Mexican–Spanish folk-style, songs like “Desvelado” and “Se Murió de Amor,” and obtained 5 nominations for a Latin Grammy Award, successful Finest Tejano Album in 2025 and 2022.
He introduced in 2024 he would forgo his longtime music profession to pursue elected workplace.
Pulido has filed to run for Congress in Texas’ fifteenth district, difficult Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas. A two-term incumbent, she final gained election to the district in 2024 in a 57.1% to 42.9% victory over Democratic nominee Michelle Vallejo.
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Bobby Pulido has filed to run for Congress in Texas’ fifteenth district, difficult Rep. Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas. (Invoice Clark/CQ-Roll Name, Inc by way of Getty Photos)
“You might know me as Bobby Pulido the singer,” Pulido stated in his marketing campaign launch video. “I’m José Roberto Pulido Jr., the son of (a) migrant farmworker and 100% South Texas Tejano. Let me inform you. I gained’t stand by and watch the South Texas that raised me be torn down and divided.”
“I’m not workforce purple or workforce blue. South Texas, I’m workforce you. I’ve spent a long time utilizing my voice to carry individuals collectively. Now I’ll use it to battle for the place we name residence,” Pulido stated.
Democrats had closely recruited Pulido to run, based on reporting from Politico.
His third-quarter marketing campaign filings with the Federal Election Fee, present that Pulido has raised $306,000 this cycle.
Since asserting his bid, Pulido has scrubbed his social media of his extra combative mentions of Trump, together with the incident with Trump’s star of fame.
Univision, a Spanish-speaking outlet, initially coated the video however has since eliminated the story from its web page. The story can nonetheless be seen by snapshots of the web site’s historical past.
Though his act of crude public show stands out, Pulido has additionally posted different notable situations of disparity with Republicans.
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Bobby Pulido pictured urinating on Trump’s Hollywood star in a since-deleted submit to his Instagram account in 2016. (Fox Digital)
Pulido made headlines earlier in 2025 when he dressed up in a bloody costume of Trump, drawing criticisms from fellow Democrats.
In a submit to X in 2016, Pulido additionally put up an image of Texas’ voting outcomes, describing parts of the state as “Blue = sensible” and “Pink = neck.” Two years later, Pulido posted a screenshot of a textual content despatched to his son, reminding him to vote for a then-Democratic candidate for Senate.
“Don’t overlook to go vote for Beto (O’Rourke) if you wish to maintain your inheritance,” Pulido stated, including a winking emoji to his textual content.
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Pulido’s marketing campaign didn’t reply to a request for remark.
