Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, prepares to speak at the Fiserv Forum on the first day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Monday, July 15, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Billionaire business tycoon Elon Musk heartily endorsed the lawmaker's comments.
"And this is how anyone of honor should be!" Musk wrote when sharing Hunt's post on X.
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Hunt has previously expressed his disdain for DEI.
"DEI should be DOA," he wrote in a May 2025 post on X. "America was built on merit, grit, determination, and hard work—not skin color, quotas, or political games. The promise of this nation is simple: we rise by the strength of our character, not the shade of our skin. I’ve lived by that truth—and it drives the left absolutely insane."
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The lawmaker, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023, is running for U.S. Senate, challenging incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who is up for re-election this year. Lone Star State Attorney General Ken Paxton is also aiming to unseat Cornyn in the Republican U.S. Senate primary.
Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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