Jasmine Crockett slammed for encouraging college students to ‘use a chair' against adversaries
US Representative Jasmine Crockett has been criticised following comments she made at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi.
On Sunday, Crockett held a commencement speech to a graduating class and encouraged the students to 'use a chair' when facing adversity.
'There are people that are going to tell you that there is not a table in which there is not a seat for you, but I am here to remind you of Montgomery and those folding chairs,' she said.
'Let me tell you that we know how to use a chair, whether we [are] pulling it up or we doing something else with it.'
The Democrat's comments were quickly slammed, with many claiming Crockett was inciting violence.
Jasmine wants to remind everyone to 'use a chair'. Is she promoting violence at this graduation ceremony?' Wrote one user.
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