{"id":108074,"date":"2025-03-05T18:57:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=108074"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T00:58:37","slug":"108074","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=108074","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s speech was a killer&#8230;.literally<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wltreport.com\/2025\/03\/05\/breaking-newly-elected-congressman-dead-hours-after-attending\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newly Elected Congressman Dead Hours After Attending President Trump\u2019s Speech<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A U.S. Congressman has died just hours after sitting in attendance during President Trump\u2019s address before Congress last night.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner had just won the 2024 election to take the seat left vacant by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who passed away last year.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Turner had attended President Trump\u2019s address before being taken to the hospital last night.<\/p>\n<p>He was 70 years old at the time of his passing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1897301921989276048&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwltreport.com%2F2025%2F03%2F05%2Fbreaking-newly-elected-congressman-dead-hours-after-attending%2F&amp;sessionId=a5961597008bcb78561724f10ef881e4a14454f4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1897301921989276048\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Congressman said that he was taken to the hospital sometime after President Trump\u2019s address.<\/p>\n<p>He later died this morning at his home, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sylvester-turner-congressman-houston-mayor-ecc30cd520f77a0699b464b23d3fe3b1\">Associated Press<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump\u2019s address before Congress in Washington, D.C., officials said on Wednesday. He was 70.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Linda Brown, a spokesperson for Turner, said he was taken to a hospital and died at his home on Wednesday morning after being released.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>His cause of death was not immediately known.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>\u201cThe House Democratic Caucus family is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Congressman Sylvester Turner. Though he was newly elected to the Congress, Rep. Turner had a long and distinguished career in public service and spent decades fighting for the people of Houston,\u201d House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a statement.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Turner was elected in November, filling the seat that had been held by longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last July after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Though a Democrat who obviously espoused the policy positions of the Democratic Party, in researching this story I am seeing a man who harkened from a time that predates the insanity of our current political era.<\/p>\n<p>I wasn\u2019t very familiar with who Rep. Turner was, but much of what I am reading about his life seems so foreign when compared with the extreme polarization of the Right vs Left of current American politics.<\/p>\n<p>I was struck in particular by the simply post shared by Rep. Tim Burchett, who sat on the opposite side of the political aisle.\u00a0 (Though, Tim Burchett sits on the opposite side of the aisle compared to MOST Congressmen \u2014 to his credit.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1897339257166934474&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwltreport.com%2F2025%2F03%2F05%2Fbreaking-newly-elected-congressman-dead-hours-after-attending%2F&amp;sessionId=a5961597008bcb78561724f10ef881e4a14454f4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1897339257166934474\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I don\u2019t hear in that recollection by Burchett the usual cozying up of fellow conspirators looking to fleece the American taxpayer.<\/p>\n<p>Nor do I hear the flimsy chit-chat of people who must work in proximity together \u2014 but who disdain each other.<\/p>\n<p>There used to be more guys like Sylvester Turner and Tim Burchett in the halls of American leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Individuals who could stand on their principles \u2014 though in disagreement \u2014 and hold respect for the one with a different set of principles.<\/p>\n<p>Those were the days when \u2018American values\u2019 were esteemed by the majority, even if the nuances of what that meant were still argued over.<\/p>\n<p>I believe Rep. Turner was likely one of \u201cthose guys\u201d, from an era we can only hope to see revived in our day.<\/p>\n<p>This was the last post Rep. Sylvester Turner made on social media before his death, just prior to attending President Trump\u2019s speech last night.<\/p>\n<p>Though misinformed, the point is not misguided \u2014 Rep. Turner seemed to truly only have one goal from what I can tell: standing up for his constituents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1897097115819487434&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwltreport.com%2F2025%2F03%2F05%2Fbreaking-newly-elected-congressman-dead-hours-after-attending%2F&amp;sessionId=a5961597008bcb78561724f10ef881e4a14454f4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1897097115819487434\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the full text of his final post on his X account:<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-33\">\n<div class=\"code-block-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>My message to the current administration for tonight\u2019s State of the Union: \u201cDon\u2019t mess with Medicaid.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>I am proud to have Angela Hernandez here from our Congressional district as my guest. She is representing and advocating for her daughter Baislee Garcia who has a rare genetic disorder Chromosome 8p: Inversion\/Duplication\/Deletion.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Let me be clear: any cuts to Medicaid are a direct attack on families like Angela\u2019s. President Trump and Elon Musk\u2019s push to gut Medicaid is nothing short of a betrayal of the most vulnerable among us. They are playing politics with children\u2019s lives, and I will not stand for it.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And though we know that President Trump has every intention of cutting wasteful spending, but zero intention of leaving Americans without the necessary support they need\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Turner\u2019s final post, arguing on behalf of his constituents\u2019 legitimate needs\u2026 is a testament to where his heart was as an American, and a Congressman.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Turner had recently disclosed a battle with bone cancer prior to his death.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-3&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1897313126850437242&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwltreport.com%2F2025%2F03%2F05%2Fbreaking-newly-elected-congressman-dead-hours-after-attending%2F&amp;sessionId=a5961597008bcb78561724f10ef881e4a14454f4&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1897313126850437242\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Turner\u2019s cancer was apparently in his jaw.<\/p>\n<p>He previously revealed that he had undergone 6 weeks of radiation treatment in 2022 for the cancer, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/03\/05\/us-news\/texas-democratic-rep-sylvester-turner-dead-at-70-hours-after-attending-trump-address\/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=nypost\">New York Post<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Turner, who was elected in 2024 to replace longtime Houston-area Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee following her death while in office, had attended President Trump\u2019s speech to a joint session of Congress the night of his passing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>Before being elected to Congress, native Houstonian Turner had spent eight years as mayor of the city after serving for 17 years in the Texas state legislature.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><strong>In November 2022, Turner revealed that he had undergone surgery and six weeks of radiation therapy following the discovery of bone cancer in his jaw.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In terms of the political shift Rep. Turner\u2019s death creates in Congress, House Speaker Johnson will ultimately have a slight increase in wiggle room as he works to enact President Trump\u2019s agenda in Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Turner\u2019s seat will be filled eventually as a result of a special election, typically coinciding with a regularly scheduled election, according to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox26houston.com\/news\/sylvester-turner-fill-vacancy\">Fox affiliate<\/a>\u00a0in Houston where Turner once served as Mayor:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Per the U.S. Constitution, House vacancies are only filled via special elections.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Texas Governor Greg Abbott will call a special election to fill Turner\u2019s seat.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The special election is typically held to coincide with a regularly scheduled election date.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The next regularly scheduled election is May 3, 2025.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In order to be elected, a candidate must receive the majority of votes. If no candidate receives the majority of votes, it will go to a runoff election.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-delay=\"1\" data-block=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turner was elected to represent Texas\u2019 18th Congressional District in the November 2024 election.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The district includes much of inner-city Houston and the surrounding areas.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before Turner, the seat was held by late-Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Lee represented the district from 1995 until July 2024, when she died of pancreatic cancer.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Turner previously served as the mayor of Houston for eight years after being elected in 2015, reaching his term limit. He was in office from Jan. 2, 2016, to Jan. 1, 2024. Before that, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1989 to 2016.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s speech was a killer&#8230;.literally Newly Elected Congressman Dead Hours After Attending President Trump\u2019s Speech A U.S. Congressman has died just hours after sitting in attendance during President Trump\u2019s address before Congress last night. U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner had just won the 2024 election to take the seat left vacant by Rep. 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