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Shock as Cabinet secretary swats at MAGA rep's backside at 'Trumpapalooza’
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner waves onstage during the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, U.S., September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
The Spectacle Is the Cover Story
A Gesture, Not a Governing Story
At a Republican convention in Dallas, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner appeared to reach toward Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s backside as they crossed paths onstage. The brief gesture drew disgust, jokes, and frame-by-frame speculation. Luna, meanwhile, denounced public service as a route to private wealth despite facing…
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