A transgender activist and former volunteer for a Democratic congressional candidate in Wisconsin was removed from the campaign after posting calls for violence against Republicans and declaring a “trans jihad” against conservatives.
Teha Delaruelle, a biological male who identifies as female, briefly worked on the campaign of Katrina deVille, a transgender Democratic Socialist running in the Aug. 11 primary to unseat Republican Rep. Tony Wied, a Trump ally. DeVille confirmed in an email to The New York Post that Delaruelle was fired after officials determined the activist was “deeply troubled” and posed a security risk.
DeVille told the Post Delaruelle was a campaign volunteer for a “very short while” but was fired when deVille determined Delaruelle was “deeply troubled.” DeVille then said he blocked Delaruelle from all social media accounts “because they were actively creating a dangerous situation around my campaign.”
In one video, Delaruelle sits before a whiteboard scrawled with “kill your local Republican” and urges followers to make the threat a “moderate position” in Wisconsin. “We’re going to make this the moderate position for the state of Wisconsin,” Delaruelle says, flashing a thumbs-up.
“But I need your help, because we have one month to do this, so let’s do it.”Another clip shows Delaruelle invoking “trans jihad,” with imagery of a trans flag overlaid with a rifle. “We are doing Trans Jihad,” the activist declares, later describing MAGA supporters as “animals” and “bigots” who must be made to live in fear. “This is their new reality. And it’s never gonna change,” Delaruelle states.
A Substack post by Delaruelle earlier this month echoed the theme, framing opposition to transgender ideology as a “genocide” requiring “existential struggle” and the destruction of society.
“Society desires nothing less than our total extermination, therefore we must destroy their society,” the post reads.
The episode highlights growing extremism within activist circles tied to the Democratic left, where inflammatory rhetoric against conservatives has escalated in recent years. Calls for “jihad” and targeted violence against Republicans cross a bright line, raising concerns about public safety and the radicalization of political discourse. Law enforcement has been tagged in related posts, though no immediate charges were reported.
Wied’s office and Republican officials condemned the statements as unhinged and dangerous, typical of an increasingly intolerant progressive fringe that equates disagreement with existential threat.
