London, September 16, 2025 — She’s burned Qurans, crashed Muslim events, and mocked immigrants with mock executions—all in the name of a MAGA-style bid for Congress. Now, Colombian-born firebrand Valentina Gomez has taken her brand of shock politics across the Atlantic, joining an anti-Muslim immigration rally in London and unleashing a torrent of online attacks on UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Her rhetoric, laced with calls to “end Islam” in the West, has drawn cheers from far-right circles and swift backlash from civil rights groups, who say it’s not just offensive—it’s dangerous misinformation fueling division.
Gomez, 34, a former Missouri Republican candidate who finished sixth in the 2024 secretary of state primary, has built a social media empire on X with over 546,000 followers. Her bio reads like a battle cry: “Jesus is King | I speak the truth, cook the crooks & save children.” But critics argue her “truth” often veers into hate. In May, she stormed the stage at Texas Muslim Capitol Day, ripping off a hijab to declare Islam the “religion of rape, incest and pedophilia” and vowing it has “no place in Texas.” Videos of the rant went viral, earning condemnation from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which called it a blatant assault on religious liberty.
Things escalated in August when Gomez posted a campaign video torching a Quran with a flamethrower, captioned: “I will end Islam in Texas so help me God. Muslims are raping & killing their way to take over Christian nations.” The clip racked up nearly 3 million views before platforms flagged it for violent content. It’s part of a pattern: She’s staged fake immigrant executions, burned LGBTQ+ books, and told Black Americans to “kindly leave” the U.S. Despite the stunts, her Texas congressional run has raised just $7,000—peanuts for a race she’s using to audition for national infamy.
Her latest move? Flying to London last week for the “Unite the Kingdom” protest, a massive anti-immigration gathering organized by figures like Tommy Robinson. There, Gomez grabbed a mic to warn the crowd: “If these rapist Muslims take over they will not only rape your women, they will behead your sons… So, we either fight now or we die.” She demanded Starmer’s ouster, accusing him of turning the UK into an “Islamic republic” by protecting “Muslim rapists” over veterans and jailing people for “praying in their heads.” In a video shared widely, she burned another Quran, this time with “Hallelujah” blaring in the background, and tagged Starmer: “You’re the biggest pedophile protector in history. All those rapist Muslims can go back to any of their 57 Muslim nations.”
The attacks tie into UK far-right narratives around grooming gangs and immigration, often inflated with misinformation. Gomez repeatedly cites unverified claims of “over a million” girls raped by Muslims in the UK—a figure loosely based on a 2017 MP report estimating up to 1,400 victims in Rotherham alone, but wildly exaggerated across cases. She falsely links Starmer to funding mosques over churches (the UK government supports faith buildings via grants, not exclusively) and ignores that “silent prayer” arrests targeted anti-abortion protests, not Muslims. Her posts echo debunked hoaxes, like a fake 2024 Guardian op-ed attributed to Starmer on Islam and LGBTQ+ issues.
Starmer’s office hasn’t directly responded, but UK anti-hate groups are fuming. MEND, a Muslim advocacy organization, labeled her speech “violent, dehumanizing rhetoric” that risks inciting real harm. One X user questioned why UK border officials let her in: “Anyone who spews vile hate… should not be permitted entry.” On the flip side, her supporters—many from Tommy Robinson’s orbit—hail her as a truth-teller. One posted: “You need to have a meeting with Keir Starmer… and please bring your mini flamethrower.”
Gomez’s brother lost a political job over her antics, and she’s been banned from Instagram. Still, she shows no signs of slowing. In a fresh post Monday, she taunted a critic: “I’d love to see @Keir_Starmer try to put handcuffs on me. Telling the truth about you rapist Muslims is not a crime.” As her Texas primary looms in 2026, this transatlantic stunt feels like a desperate bid for relevance. But in a world weary of rage-bait, it might just backfire—leaving more scorched earth than votes.