Dem challenger calls GOP congresswoman 'ESL puppet' in heated immigration post: 'Vile extremist'

Democratic challenger Esther Kim Varet called Rep. Young Kim an "ESL puppet" in a heated California congressional race focused on immigration policies.

Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., speaks during a hearing March 10, 2021, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.  (Ting Shen-Pool/Getty Images)

"Remember when your own racist MAGA party couldn’t tell your much older a-- apart from me [Rep. Kim]?" Kim Varet wrote. "You’re a power-hungry Korean-born immigrant that has sold your conscience to the devil – at the price of all hard-working immigrants. You don’t work hard, you and your husband are the biggest GRIFTERS representing the swamp – putrid and pussing from the rot that is your soul.

"Don’t you even realize that OUR shared Korean-American community has the highest number of undocumented immigrants amongst Asians?" she added. "You don’t even speak English well enough to hold a single cohesive argument. You ESL puppet. So embarrassing. A real life Judas to our community. You sicken me [Rep. Kim]."

The posts quickly caught the attention of the NRCC as it focuses on competitive House races. 

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Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, left, and current Gov. Gavin Newsom are on opposite sides in the push for mid-decade congressional redistricting. (Getty;AP)

California congressional seats could face redrawing for the 2026 cycle, but the fate of redistricting is still to be battled out nationwide. Still, Kim could be in yet another closely watched race after President Donald Trump won the district narrowly in 2024. Kim defeated Democrat Joe Kerr by over 40,000 votes in November.  

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Kim Varet is one of several candidates in a wide Democratic field seeking to challenge the incumbent Republican in the general election, according to Politico. Cook Political Report ranks the race as "Lean Republican."

Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand 

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