Texas Democrat — a Latin Grammy winner and party recruit — caught defacing Trump’s Hollywood star

Bobby Pulido has filed to run for Congress in Texas’ 15th district, challenging Rep.Monica De La Cruz, R-Texas.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

“You may know me as Bobby Pulido the singer,” Pulido said in his campaignlaunch video.“I am José Roberto Pulido Jr., the son of (a) migrant farmworker and 100% South Texas Tejano.Let me tell you.I won’t stand by and watch the South Texas that raised me be torn down and divided.” 

“I’m not team red or team blue.South Texas, I’m team you.I’ve spent decades using my voice to bring people together.Now I’ll use it to fight for the place we call home,” Pulido said. 

Democrats had heavily recruited Pulido to run, according toreportingfrom Politico. 

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His third-quarter campaign filingswith the Federal Election Commission, show that Pulido has raised $306,000 this cycle.

Since announcing his bid, Pulido has scrubbed his social media of his more combative mentions ofTrump,including the incident with Trump’s star of fame.

Univision, a Spanish-speaking outlet, originally covered the video but has since removed the story from its page.The story can still be viewed throughsnapshotsof the website’s history.

Although his act of crude public display stands out, Pulido has also posted other notable instances of disparity with Republicans. 

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Bobby Pulido pictured urinating on Trump’s Hollywood star in a since-deleted post to his Instagram account in 2016. 

Pulidomade headlinesearlier in 2025 when he dressed up in a bloody costume of Trump, drawing criticisms from fellow Democrats.

Ina post to Xin 2016, Pulido also put up a picture of Texas’ voting results, describing portions of the state as “Blue = smart” and “Red = neck.” Two years later, Pulidoposted a screenshotof a text sent to his son, reminding him to vote for a then-Democratic candidate for Senate.

“Don’t forget to go vote for Beto (O’Rourke) if you want to keep your inheritance,” Pulido said, adding a winking emoji to his text. 

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Pulido’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment. 

He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.