‘Enjoy Speaker Hakeem Jeffries!’ Sean Spicer Smashes Panic Button Over Disastrous GOP Loss in Texas

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer smashed the panic button after Democrats pulled off a massive upset in Texas State Senate District 9, where Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by approximately 14 points (57%-43%).

In 2024, President Donald Trump outpaced Kamala Harris there by about 17 points, meaning that the district has swung 31 points in the Democrats’ direction over the last year and change.

On Monday’s episode of The Huddle, a YouTube show hosted by Spicer, Rachael Bade, and Dan Turrentine, Spicer warned Republicans not to take the results lightly:

Look, I’ve always said that special elections are special, so I texted a bunch of Texas folks — elected officials, etc. — and said, “okay, tell me how much I should be concerned about this.” To a T, to a T, very one of them said, this is a problem. One person’s direct quote was, “this is 8.5 on the Richter scale.” This is a big deal. And, you know, for those people who go, “Oh, you’re being a baby again, and you don’t-,” go read General Mike Flynn. You think he’s a wuss? Go read his tweets. He’s sounding the alarm, right? This is-, if you look at what happened in terms of the turnout, this is a problem. Two hundred and twenty-four [thousand] people voted for the Republican in 2022. Fifty thousand voted this time.

Yes, special elections are special. I’m the king of that phrase, but the bottom line is if you’re not a little concerned, or a lot concerned that Tarrant County just flipped 17 points, you have a problem. Again, I am well aware. I spent a lot of time-, There was a messy Republican primary, this guy on the Dems’ side sailed through, they went after each other, there was a lot of bitterness after the primary. I get all that. I’m well aware of the machinations that have occurred on our side, but you should be able to get more than 50,000 votes in a state senate district that you carried by 224 last time. So, my only point is the same thing, which is you can either put your head in the sand as a Republican, or as a MAGA loyalist and say, “that’s a one-off.” And a lot times I’m one of those people. This time, if you don’t get the message, enjoy Speaker Hakeem Jeffries.

Watch above via Sean Spicer on YouTube.

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