Jasmine Crockett unleashes foul four-letter tirade on Trump as backlash brews against GOP midterm plans
Crockett called Trump 'a piece of sh*t' during a Sunday stop on MoveOn's Won't Back Down Tour in Phoenix, Arizona. H
The Texas congresswoman's comments were in reference to Republican plans to redraw maps in Republican states to their advantage ahead of next year's midterm elections.
MoveOn described the event as bringing 'the fire to key congressional districts where Republicans are taking away people's healthcare to make the rich even richer,' stating it was 'time to start organizing to vote them out in 2026.'
Last month, Trump grouped Crockett with New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, calling AOC 'very nice but she's very Low IQ' and saying that 'between her and Crockett, we're going to give them both an IQ test to see who comes out best.'
Crockett has made headlines numerous times in recent months as a key critic of the Trump administration, and the issue of congressional redistricting in her home state ahead of the 2026 midterms is the latest one she has spoken out on.
Crockett called Trump 'Temu Hitler' in a recent interview with SiriusXM host Zerlina Maxwell, due to the president's involvement in the redistricting process.
'So what we have seen is, again, this rogue Department of Justice going out to do the bidding of this Temu Hitler,' Crockett told Maxwell in July.
Crockett also added that in her view, Trump believes that the only way to 'ensure that [he] will have no checks on [him] is if [he] can ensure that those voices of color do not have representation.'
Crockett faces being booted from Congress after Republicans proposed a heavily gerrymandered redistricting map that would mean she no longer lives in her district.
She has slammed the Texas redistricting maps as a sham that silences minority voices and keeps power in the hands of the few, diluting the voting power of Latino and Black communities.
The redistricting push in Texas was spurred by a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice sent to state officials in July, which argued that four of the state's congressional districts were racially gerrymandered. Democrats won all four of these seats in the 2024 elections.
The Texas congressional maps were already redrawn after the 2020 Census, and they are typically edited every ten years.
Trump then urged Texas Republicans to rethink their Congressional maps to give Republicans a leg up in next year's midterm elections.
Texas Rep. Todd Hunter, the Republican bill author, said four of the five new districts are majority Hispanic and 'trend Republican.'
He noted that while 'political performance doesn't guarantee electoral success,' it gives 'Republican candidates the opportunity to compete in these districts.'
After the Friday hearings on the proposed new maps, the Republicans on the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting voted to their proposal on a party-line vote.
Democrats plan to stall a vote on the legislation by the full chamber by not showing up. A full chamber vote could happen as soon as Tuesday. 100 members of the Texas House are needed to conduct business, and Republicans hold 88 seats in the body. 62 seats are held by Democrats.
Lawmakers could be fined $500 a day if they refuse to come to work, per a rule adopted in 2021 after Texas Democrats pulled a similar move to postpone another voting bill.
Regardless of the creation of the new maps, Crockett's time in the U.S. House of Representatives may be coming to an end soon.
In a July interview with liberal comedian and media personality Hasan Minhaj, Crockett noted that she already has her 'expiration date in mind for the House,' adding that she already has 'been eyeing people to replace' her.
While she hasn't expressed direct interest in the U.S. Senate, Republicans seem interested in offering up her up as a radioactive option to Texas voters.
Polling released by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) last month showed Crockett leading a hypothetical Democratic primary with 35 percent of likely voters, followed by former Rep. Colin Allred at 20 percent and former U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke and Rep. Joaquin Castro tied at 13 percent.
Republican Sen. John Cornyn, who is seeking a fifth term, is facing his own Republican primary from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
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