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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) is in scorching water at this time because of current feedback about Texas governor Greg Abbott.
Talking on the Human Rights Marketing campaign’s 2025 dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday, Crockett made what some consider to be an offensive reference to Abbott’s incapacity.
“We in these hot-a– Texas streets, honey,” Crockett mentioned, including:
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks onstage throughout the first day of the Democratic Nationwide Conference on the United Heart on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photograph by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
“Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there. Come on now. And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot ass mess, honey.”
Abbott, 67, has been confined to a wheelchair since 1984, when an oak tree fell on him whereas he was jogging.
For apparent causes, many jumped to the conclusion that Crockett’s “Hot Wheels” comment was a reference to his accidents.
However in a tweet posted moments in the past, the 43-year-old lawmaker insisted that that was not the case:
Jasmine Crockett attends The Root 100 2024 Gala at The Apollo Theater on December 05, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Jason Mendez/Getty Photographs for The Root)
“I wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition—I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable,” Crockett wrote.
“Literally, the next line I said was that he was a ‘Hot A** Mess,’ referencing his terrible policies. At no point did I mention or allude to his condition,” she continued.
“So, I’m even more appalled that the very people who unequivocally support Trump—a man known for racially insensitive nicknames and mocking those with disabilities—are now outraged.”
“Keep that same energy for all people, not just your political adversaries,” she wrote, including:
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) speaks onstage throughout the first day of the Democratic Nationwide Conference on the United Heart on August 19, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photograph by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs)
“Finally, this is yet another distraction. Instead of obsessing over and hanging on to my every word, maybe my political foes should focus on doing the work of the people who elected us to improve their lives.”
As is typical in these extremely combative instances, the replies to Crockett’s tweet have been overwhelmingly hostile:
“You’re an ignorant, incompetent distraction. You must’ve gotten through school because of DEI because you certainly didn’t earn it being as ignorant as you still are,” got here one vile reply.
“You ever notice you people never hold yourselves to the same standards you hold your Republican colleagues. Just an observation for what an absolute pos hypocrite you are,” wrote one other outraged person.
Republicans in Texas have referred to as on Crockett to be censured, but it surely stays unclear if Congress will take any formal disciplinary motion.
We’ll have additional updates on this creating story as new data turns into accessible.
