Karoline Leavitt ‘wrecks' Jasmine Crockett for calling Trump supporters ‘sick'
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has shut down Representative Jasmine Crockett following her comments about Trump supporters.
On Thursday, Leavitt slammed the Democratic Representative's 'incredibly derogatory' comments during a press briefing.
Crockett appeared on the 'Next Question with Katie Couric' and claimed supporters of US President Donald Trump are 'sick'.
During the interview, Couric asked Crockett about Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles and the ongoing ICE raids across the US.
'It is sick, it is really sick, and anybody that supports it is also sick. We've got a mental health crisis in this country because everyone, no matter how you affiliate yourself, should be against Trump. Period,' Crockett said.
During the press briefing, Leavitt was asked about Crockett's comments and quickly hit back at the far-left Democrat.
'I think it's incredibly derogatory to accuse nearly 80 million Americans of mental illness. The last time I checked, Jasmine Crockett couldn't dream of winning such a majority of the public as President Trump did,' Leavitt said.
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