这位得克萨斯州民主党参议院候选人称自己患了重症流感，特朗普和肯·帕克斯顿曾质疑其行踪
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詹姆斯·塔拉里科缺席13日后因病重新现身
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得克萨斯州联邦参议院民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科周五重新回到竞选活动中，此前他已缺席近两周，这场缺席引发了多日来外界对其行踪的猜测和政治对手的批评。
“不想让阴谋论者失望，但詹姆斯还好好的，今天正在奥斯汀城市极限音乐节上与选民见面，”塔拉里科的主要发言人JT·恩尼斯在X平台上写道。
该帖子附带了一段候选人在奥斯汀城市极限音乐节穿梭于人群、向支持者致意的视频。
能打破共和党在共和党票仓数十年掌控的选民们
2026年8月31日，得克萨斯州克尔维尔，美国参议院民主党候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科在凯卢剧院的竞选集会上发表演讲。塔拉里科在缺席12天后于周五在一场音乐节上重新露面，这引发了外界对其行踪的猜测。（布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社）
塔拉里科正在竞争激烈的联邦参议院选举中挑战得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿，自9月下旬以来，他就再也没有公开露面参加过竞选活动。他最后一场线下活动是9月26日在卡罗尔顿举行的新闻发布会，主题是不断上涨的汽油价格。
塔拉里科的竞选团队将此次缺席归因于他患上了重症流感。但这次长时间的缺席遭到了包括唐纳德·特朗普总统在内的共和党人的尖锐批评。
抗议者多次打断特朗普在得州的集会
州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科和得克萨斯州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿正在激烈角逐参议院席位。（布兰登·贝尔/盖蒂图片社；罗恩·詹金斯/盖蒂图片社）
特朗普在Truth Social上发帖称，这位民主党人“不知所踪”。
“塔拉里科已经失踪12天了！现在，在找遍了得克萨斯州乃至所有地方，甚至是比任何人想象的都要奇怪的地方之后，他才发表声明说自己得了‘流感’，”特朗普写道。
“摆脱所谓的流感病毒需要很长时间。到底发生了什么？”他补充道，“我们需要一位被证明是冠军的参议员，就像过去那位毫无疑问是得克萨斯州历史上最伟大的总检察长，也是美国最伟大的总检察长之一一样。”
塔拉里科的竞选团队反驳了有关他缺席竞选活动近两周的说法，称他在9月30日出席了美国西班牙裔商业委员会的线上会议，当时取消了线下活动。竞选团队辩称，由于他参加了这次线上会议，他的缺席时间其实接近9天。
牛仔传奇兰迪·怀特背书肯·帕克斯顿，警告詹姆斯·塔拉里科“不可信任”
2026年3月1日，得克萨斯州圣安东尼奥，美国参议院候选人、州众议员詹姆斯·塔拉里科在竞选集会后向支持者致意。（保罗·斯坦豪斯/福克斯新闻）
塔拉里科最后一场公开活动是9月26日在得克萨斯州卡罗尔顿举行的新闻发布会。9月28日，他出席了在纽约市举行的一场筹款活动。
次日，他表示自己被诊断出患有流感。
塔拉里科的缺席也让帕克斯顿在竞选活动中借机攻击对手。
“詹姆斯·塔拉里科在哪里？”帕克斯顿在圣安东尼奥的一场竞选集会上问道。
帕克斯顿抱怨竞选团队缺乏管控，曾与其对抗的华盛顿特区建制派前来相助
塔拉里科的竞选团队证实，他预计将在本周末恢复全面的线下行程，为10月14日的CNN市政厅会议做准备。
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该竞选团队此前指出，在患病之前，塔拉里科已经在全州完成了100多场公开竞选活动。
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James Talarico resurfaces after extended absence as his campaign pushes back
The Texas Democratic Senate nominee blamed severe flu as Trump and Ken Paxton questioned his whereabouts
October 9, 2026 8:41pm EDT / Fox News
By Louis Casiano , Brooke Taylor
James Talarico appears after 13-day absence due to illness
Fox News senior correspondent Eric Shawn has the latest on U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico’s reappearance after a 13-day absence on ‘Special Report.’
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Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico reappeared on the campaign trail Friday after a nearly two-week absence, ending days of speculation and criticism from political opponents regarding his whereabouts.
“Hate to disappoint the conspiracy theorists, but James is still alive and meeting with voters at ACL today,” Talarico’s primary spokesperson, JT Ennis, wrote on X.
The post included a video of the candidate walking through crowds and greeting supporters at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico speaks during a campaign rally at the Cailloux Theater Aug. 31, in Kerrville, Texas. Talarico reappeared Friday at a music festival after a 12-day absence that sparked speculation about his whereabouts.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Talarico, who is challenging Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a closely watched U.S. Senate contest, had not been seen publicly in person at a campaign event since late September. His last in-person event was a Sept. 26 news conference in Carrollton addressing rising gas prices.
Talarico’s campaign attributed the absence to a severe case of the flu. However, the prolonged pause drew sharp criticism from Republicans, including President Donald Trump.
HECKLERS INTERRUPT TRUMP TEXAS RALLY MULTIPLE TIMES
State Rep. James Talarico and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are in a tight race for the Senate.(Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Democrat was “MISSING IN ACTION.”
“TalaFREAKo has been missing for 12 days! Now, after looking for him throughout all of Texas, and beyond, probably even weirder places than anyone would think possible, he put out a statement that he has the ‘flu,’” Trump wrote.
“12 days is a long time to rid yourself of the so-called flu bug. What’s going on?” he added. “We need a Senator that’s a proven Champion like one that has been, without question, the Greatest Attorney General in the History of Texas, and one of the Greatest in the U.S.A.”
Talarico’s campaign pushed back on the characterization that he had been absent from the campaign trail for nearly two weeks, saying he attended a Zoom on Sept. 30 with the U.S. Hispanic Business Council after canceling an in-person event. The campaign argued that because he attended that Zoom, his absence was closer to nine days.
COWBOYS LEGEND RANDY WHITE ENDORSES KEN PAXTON, WARNS JAMES TALARICO ‘CAN’T BE TRUSTED’
Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a U.S. Senate candidate, greets supporters after a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, March 1, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
Talarico’s last public event was a Sept. 26 campaign event in Texas, where he held a news conference in Carrollton. On Sept. 28, he attended a fundraiser in New York City.
The next day, he said he’d been diagnosed with the flu.
Talarico’s absence also prompted Paxton to target his opponent’s absence while on the campaign trail.
“Where is James Talarico?” Paxton asked during a campaign rally in San Antonio.
PAXTON VENTS OVER LACK OF CAMPAIGN CONTROL AS DC ESTABLISHMENT HE ONCE BATTLED COMES TO HIS AID
Talarico’s campaign confirmed he expects to return to a full in-person schedule through the weekend ahead of an Oct. 14 CNN town hall.
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The campaign previously noted that, prior to his illness, Talarico had already completed more than 100 public campaign events across the state.
Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com.
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