Mayor of Laredo Accepts Apology After Insulting Video Goes Viral

A woman caused quite a stir online by saying the border town of Laredo “sucks” and “thank God I wasn’t born here.”  That video, which got more than 20 thousand hits in just two days, amounts to a long, rambling rant from Sarah Walls about how she wishes she’d never moved to Laredo from Colorado.

A TV station in Laredo tracked down the woman’s husband and he couldn’t apologize enough for his wife. He says being in public is now “very uncomfortable.”

Laredo Mayor Raul Salinas says there’s a streak of racism in her comments but he does accept the apology from Sarah’s husband.  He joined me on News 92 FM:

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