Dem Goes On ‘Unhinged’ Racist Rant Against ‘Judas’ GOP Opponent — Then Immediately Doubles Down

Democratic California congressional candidate Esther Kim Varet is doubling down on her racist attack against Republican California Rep. Young Kim, during which she characterized the three-term lawmaker’s accent as “so embarrassing.”

Kim Varet, a Democratic challenger vying in a crowded primary to unseat Rep. Kim in California’s Orange County during the midterms, drew Republican backlash after calling her GOP opponent a “Judas” to the Korean-American community and mocking the fact that Rep. Kim speaks English as a second language. Despite multiple condemnations of her “unhinged” rant, Kim Varet has not attempted to walk back her racially-charged post attacking Rep. Kim’s immigrant background — and suggested the initial post was due to her inexperience as a political candidate and unfiltered personality.

“I will be the first to admit that as a first time candidate, I’m sloppy,” Kim Varet wrote on the social media platform Instagram Thursday evening amid backlash. “I am not a politician.”

“I wear my heart on my sleeve — and I lack a filter,” the Democrat added. “Im trying my best, guys.”

Kim Varet continued her attack on the social media platform Friday morning calling Rep. Kim a “Korean Judas.”

Kim Varet, the child of Korean immigrants, has mocked Rep. Kim’s accent and dubbed the South Korea-born lawmaker an “ESL puppet,” in a reference to the “English as a second language” program for individuals whose first language is not English. Rep. Kim was born in South Korea and immigrated to the United States with her family when she was 12 years old.

“You’re a power-hungry Korean-born immigrant that has sold your conscience to the devil—at the price of all hard-working immigrants,” Kim Varet fumed