Okay sooo like… what just happened?!

Arizona’s sweetheart of gun safety reform, Gabby Giffords, just publicly threw her support behind Adelita Grijalva for Congress in CD7—and not Daniel Hernandez, the guy who literally applied pressure to her head after she was shot. Like… literally saved her life. Like blood on his hands kind of saved her life.

No offense, but girl—what kind of Hunger Games betrayal is this?

The endorsement was announced on the heels of Grijalva’s campaign launch, and came not just from Gabby herself, but from Mark Kelly and the entire Giffords PAC. That’s three strikes for Daniel—who, may I remind everyone again, was a 22-year-old intern at the time of the 2011 Tucson shooting and stepped up like a total hero when everything was chaos.

And let’s be real: Daniel Hernandez isn’t just some guy. He’s a former state lawmaker, Latino, gay, and has spent his career fighting for equity and healthcare access. Basically everything progressives say they want in a candidate. But instead of backing him, Gabby Giffords picked someone else—who, let’s be honest, kinda just coasts off her last name.

Yes, Adelita Grijalva is the daughter of late Congressman Raúl Grijalva. Yes, she’s been in local office. But like… this isn’t a dynasty, it’s a democracy. People have memories. And a whole generation of us literally grew up hearing about Daniel’s courage and calm under pressure.

To not even acknowledge that legacy in a race this personal?
It’s not just political—it feels personal.

Honestly, it’s giving betrayal. It’s giving amnesia.
It’s giving yikes.

Whatever the reasoning behind the Giffords endorsement, the optics are bad, babes. Like, really bad. At some point, loyalty should matter. And when the cameras were flashing and the world was watching, Daniel didn’t run—he ran toward danger.

Apparently that doesn’t mean as much anymore.