Blake Farenthold is an American attorney and politician who has been the Republican U.S. Representative for Texas's 27th congressional district since 2011.
Farenthold is known for making inflamatory statements including:
- Saying he would "have to think about it" as to if Donald Trump said "I like raping people" would cause him to rescind his support for the then presidential candidate.
- Claiming the hack of the Democratic National Committee was an "inside job"
- Saying he would like to challenge female members of the House of Representatives who oppose his views to a duel, settling things "Aaron Burr-style".