James Talarico shamelessly panders on Karmelo Anthony verdict — on New York-based radio show

The Democratic candidate trying to keep the party’s hopes alive of flipping one of the two U.S. Senate seats in Texas is doing his pandering best.

In a recent interview on “The Breakfast Club” radio show, Talarico was asked about the controversial guilty verdict against Karmelo Anthony, the black high schooler who stabbed and killed Austin Metcalf, a white student-athlete, in Texas. A clip of his response went viral this week, thanks to a tweet from Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas).

‘I know that there were no black members of the jury. And to me, that’s the only evidence you need to really prove that the system is not working for black Texans.’

The jury found there was enough evidence to convict Anthony of murder, and he was sentenced