Jasmine Crockett Accuses Trump of Racism on CNN in Clap-Back to New Insults
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) accused President Donald Trump of racism, telling CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that his latest jabs show he “has a problem with people of color” on Tuesday.
Trump called in for a lengthy interview on Monday’s edition of CNBC’s Squawk Box, during which he launched a characteristic barrage of attacks that included a riff on Rep. Crockett that included a reference to Davy Crockett as well as his oft-used “low I.Q.” insult.
On Tuesday night’s edition of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, Collins played the clip and asked Crockett to react. The congresswoman called out what she sees as a pattern, and derided “Black MAGA” as well as members of Trump’s Cabinet:
COLLINS: You and the president often talk about one another. He actually brought you up in an interview, this morning. I want everyone to listen to that.
CROCKETT: Of course he did.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) TRUMP: I mean, when you have low IQ people like Crockett, I wonder if she’s any relationship to the late great Davy Crockett, who was a great, great, a great gentleman. I wonder if she’s got any relationship to Davy Crockett, the great old Davy Crockett. But you have this woman Crockett. Very low IQ person. Somebody said the other day she’s one of the leaders of the party. I said, You got to be kidding.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
COLLINS: Davy Crockett did die at the Alamo in 1836. But I wonder, what is your reaction to what the president said about you.
CROCKETT: Listen, he has nothing of substance to contribute when it comes to critiquing me. There’s a lot that I talk about. For instance, we’ve just had an entire conversation about gerrymandering, and redistricting, and why it’s bad.
And instead of him being able to elaborate on the fact that I’m unable to make a cogent argument, or something like that, and then back into his argument that I’m low IQ? He just knows how to throw that insult. But it’s a common insult when it comes to people of color. He just threw the same exact insult as Charlamagne tha God.
And so, I want people to see him and understand who he is. This is a person that has a problem with people of color, period. I don’t care how many Black MAGA out there with their hats. I want to be clear, when we look at who it is that he’s kicking out of this country, is people of color.
When we look at who he always disrespects and says that they are low IQ, even though, when you look at his Cabinet? This has to be the most incompetent Cabinet we have ever had in the history of this country. When we’re talking about people that literally have the ability to drop bombs, or order that bombs be dropped, or make recommendations that bombs be dropped, and they literally don’t know how to get the Signal chat right.
So, we’re talking about low IQ individuals. But so long as they say that this guy is their guy, and usually, if they work for a certain news network? That’s the only qualification that’s necessary.
I’ve got news for the president. I am not going anywhere. No matter how many squiggly lines they draw in the State of Texas, I will be back, and I will be on his behind, and making sure the real accountability that the American people are demanding, whether they’re Democrats, Republicans, or Independents, that it is had, when the Democrats take control of this House in the midterms.
COLLINS: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, great to have you. Thanks for your time tonight.
CROCKETT: Good to be with you.
Watch above via CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins.
