Jasmine Crockett Attacks GOP Witness As a ‘Simpleminded, Underqualified White Man’ Over DEI Attacks
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) attacked a member of the Federal Communications Commission as a “simpleminded, underqualified White man” during a Congressional hearing.
On Thursday, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing designed to focus on the “consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration’s policy failures,” in which they invited various GOP witnesses to testify.
The FCC’s Brendan Carr went after Vice President Kamala Harris for her management of federal broadband expansion initiatives. During his testimony, Carr also criticized the administration’s focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Crockett responded to Carr’s comments during a fiery back and forth during the hearing.
CROCKETT: Here’s the deal. You’ve testified a lot about the problem with the broadband rollout being diversity, equity, and inclusion. You said “I don’t know” how many times, which is one of the issues they, Project 2025 takes issue with. But it’s interesting to me because I have another article from the Texas Tribune, and it actually specifically states that internet providers say they are simultaneously hopeful and skeptical about whether the incoming federal dollars will be enough to connect the most underserved Texans. Historically, other federal rural broadband funding programs have seen limited success because many companies who committed to providing broadband went into default after radically underestimating their cost. It doesn’t say anything about diversity. And the final thing that I will say —
CARR: Do you know why those costs have increased substantially?
CROCKETT: I didn’t ask you a question. The final thing that I will say is that this election is the best example of why y’all are so afraid of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Because then you can’t have a simpleminded, underqualified White man somehow end up ascending. Instead, you’ve got to pay attention to the qualified Black woman that is on the other side.
Watch the clip above via CSPAN.
