US Republican candidate sparks fury after burning Qur’an in vow to ‘end Islam’

LONDON: A Republican candidate in the US has sparked fury for vowing to “end Islam” and setting fire to a Qur’an.

The video was posted on X by Valentina Gomez, who is running for the 31st District in Texas in 2026, The Independent reported.

Just 1 percent of the state’s population is Muslim.

Gomez, who has repeatedly voiced hateful rhetoric against Muslims, said in the advert: “Your daughters will be raped and your sons beheaded, unless we stop Islam once and for all.”

She then set fire to a Qur’an, adding: “America is a Christian nation, so those terrorist Muslims can f*** off to any of the 57 Muslim nations. There is only one true God, and that is the God of Israel.”