Rep. Jasmine Crockett Says She Doesn’t Feel Safe ‘at All’ in Wake of Minnesota Lawmaker Shootings

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) now says she doesn’t feel safe “at all” in the wake of the deadly, politically motivated shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses over the weekend.

Crockett made the startling comments while appearing on a Juneteenth episode of The View on Thursday when asked about the shootings by co-host Sara Haines.

“No, not at all,” Crockett responded when asked if she feels safe in the current political climate.

She added: “I do this job and the fact that my safety is a part of doing this job is really bad in and of itself, but while we spend millions upon millions just so [President Donald Trump] can go and golf or while they spent $45 million for his little birthday parade, you know, like, I’m just saying, can we reprioritize some of those dollars?”

Crockett also expressed concern over the recent spate of lawmakers being sent pizzas, which Capitol Police are currently investigating.

Read the full exchange here:

SARA HAINES: Over the weekend, we saw a tragic and brazen act of political violence in this country. A Minnesota Democratic representative and her husband and their dog were assassinated. Another lawmaker and his wife were gravely wounded and the suspect had a long hit list. So, I wanna ask you: Do you feel safe as an elected official in this political climate?

REP. JASMINE CROCKETT: No, not at all. Here’s the deal: I do this job and the fact that my safety is a part of doing this job is really bad in and of itself, but umm.. while we spend millions upon millions just so this guy can go and golf or while they spent $45 million for his little birthday parade, you know, like, I’m just saying, can we reprioritize some of those dollars? When they killed our continuing resolution this last time, one of the things they didn’t take out is that they had included an additional, I believe, $10 million to protect nine justices. I’m like, listen, I’m not even asking for a million, but can we get something? Because we have nothing. The only people in the House that have protection, you get protection based upon your leadership post. That’s it. Those are the only ones. So when you figure out security, you have to hopefully raise enough money to then be able to pay for security yourself. This is a problem, especially in light of the environment. So I did text a Republican that I consider to be a friend — yes, I have Republican friends, just so y’all know. I did, and I said, listen, your people need to fix this. Like, I’m tired, right? And there are Republicans that are concerned. To be clear, they’re not concerned about the radical leftists that they talk about. They’re concerned about MAGA, because we saw the same thing happen when we had the Speaker election, right? And so, when people are mad about them not voting for Jim Jordan, they started threatening their spouses and all kinds of stuff. And another thing they’re not talking about that really ticked me off because I just learned about it in the midst of what happened is that someone has been sending pizzas to members’ homes and they’ve not done anything. So I’m just like, we still have a role to play. I get that nobody really likes the Congress, but I mean, we still are duly elected and we’re a co-equal branch of government, but we always seem like we’re the stepchild.

HAINES: Well, it makes it even more irresponsible knowing that as you said, they would come for a sophomore member of the House knowing that you’re not protected.

JOY BEHAR: He’s scared of her. She’s tough and smart.

HAINES: That doesn’t change the danger it puts her in.

Democratic State Rep. Melissa Hortman, the former Speaker of the Minnesota House, and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot dead early Saturday morning at their home in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

In nearby Champlin, State Sen. John Hoffman, and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, were also shot and wounded.

Suspect Vance Boelter was apprehended Sunday night after an intense manhunt. He faces a slew of state and federal charges, including murder.

Police said Boelter visited the homes of two other Democrats the same night– but found one home empty and left the second after encountering police presence.

Watch above via ABC.