Goat Surgeries and Political Hyperbole | Milwaukee News

Milwaukee News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 10, 2026 · 1m

A Republican congressional candidate, Michael Alfonso, sparked controversy by claiming the U.S. funds “transgender surgeries for goats in Afghanistan” — a hyperbolic jab at government waste. While no such surgeries exist, the U.S. did spend $6 million importing Italian cashmere goats to Afghanistan, which mostly died and failed to revive the textile economy. Alfonso’s campaign also cited absurd examples like a transgender comic book in Peru and DEI musicals in Ireland to argue against taxpayer-funded initiatives. The claim echoes past viral memes, including one about the Biden administration…