President Donald Trump’s frequent attacks on Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) reflect his growing fear of the Democratic lawmaker—at least according to Crockett herself. Her clashes with right-wing media and lawmakers have helped propel her onto the national stage.
“I process [attacks from Trump and right-wing media] as they believe that I’m a threat,” Crockett told Politico. “Listen, you’re not talking about anybody who’s not relevant. That’s just the reality. No one is wasting capital on anyone that is not relevant.”
While Trump is known for frequently lashing out at Democratic lawmakers, Crockett has been among the most frequent targets of his attacks. He’s called her a “lowlife,” a “very low-IQ person,” and even compared her unfavorably to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), saying Crockett is “only slightly dumber.”
For Crockett, however, Trump’s attacks serve as an admission that he views her as a growing threat—one he tries to “thwart before they rise too much.”
“I think that personally they are threatened. When you look at AOC, AOC is the highest-fundraising member in the U.S. House, period. Above Democrats, Republicans, that is number one,” Crockett explained. “When you look at the crowds that she garners when she goes out, that’s a scary thing for him, right? And a lot of the people that I believe that he wants to appeal to, AOC is one of the few people that can actually break through. I would argue that as much as I go against him, I would imagine that I get some of those folk too.”
Crockett hasn’t held back in returning jabs at Trump. After being called a “low IQ person,” she responded by noting, “You sure [do] have my name in your mouth a lot,” adding that his attacks are proof he is “terrified of smart, bold Black women telling the truth and holding you accountable.”
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