{"id":2246524,"date":"2024-05-16T22:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T02:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-and-crockett-go-after-each-others-looks-in-heated-oversight-hearing-talk-s\/"},"modified":"2024-05-16T22:40:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T02:40:07","slug":"mtg-and-crockett-go-after-each-others-looks-in-heated-oversight-hearing-talk-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-and-crockett-go-after-each-others-looks-in-heated-oversight-hearing-talk-s\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG and Crockett clash over appearance in intense Oversight hearing: &#8216;Exchange heated words"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmtg-and-crockett-go-after-each-others-looks-in-heated-oversight-hearing-talk-s%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246524&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During the heated House\u200d Oversight Committee hearing, Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Jasmine Crockett engaged \u200cin a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rising-violence-in-philadelphia-leads-to-calls-for-da-krasners-ousting\/\" title=\"Rising violence in Philadelphia leads to calls for DA Krasner\u2019s ousting\">verbal altercation<\/a>. The discussion started with a debate on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in\u2062 contempt. Tensions escalated as Greene made a personal \u2064remark about Crockett, leading to\u200c further disputes involving Rep. \u200dAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez and \u200cinterruptions\u2063 from other members, causing chaos in the meeting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>During the House Oversight Committee hearing on Thursday evening, Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) shot nasty remarks at each other. <\/p>\n<p>The hearing got off to a rocky start regarding why everyone was meeting \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">committee<\/a> members were discussing whether to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt \u2014 and why so late in the day. Greene <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-the-bidens-got-rich-while-americans-got-robbed\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: 'The Bidens Got Rich While Americans Got Robbed'\">asked<\/a> committee Democrats if any of them was employing Judge Juan Merchan\u2019s daughter, alluding to the New York hush money trial former President Donald Trump faces.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Crockett responded by asking what that had to do with Garland, asking Greene if she knew what they were meeting for.\u00a0\u201cI think your fake eyelashes are messing up your reading,\u201d Greene shot back.<\/p>\n<p>Greene\u2019s comment angered Rep. Alexandria Oscasio-Cortez (D-NY), who demanded that Greene\u2019s words be struck from the record. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAre your feelings hurt?\u201d Greene asked Oscasio-Cortez. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh baby girl \u2026 don\u2019t even play,\u201d Oscasio-Cortez said.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange derailed the meeting for a half hour as Crockett, Oscasio-Cortez, Greene, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) went back and forth, with Chairman James Comer (R-KY) trying desperately to maintain order. <\/p>\n<p>Oscasio-Cortez demanded that Greene apologize for her comment, but instead, Greene refused and suggested that Oscasio-Cortez debate her instead. Greene went on to say that Oscasio-Cortez does not have the intelligence to debate her.\u00a0Oscasio-Cortez then moved for Greene\u2019s words to be struck again.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>When Crockett was given time to speak, she alluded to Greene having a \u201cbleach blonde, bad-built, butch body.\u201d Crockett smiled after her remark, and a shouting match ensued. Luna told the Texas Democrat to calm down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t tell me to calm down,\u201d Crockett demanded. \u201cBecause if I come and talk s*** about her, y\u2019all are going to have a problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>So MTG wanted to talk about my appearance in COMMITTEE?! <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s against the rules to do\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>She refused to apologize!<\/p>\n<p>The chairman ruled that it was ok\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>AND I asked for clarification about what qualifies as \u201cengaging in personalities\u201d<br \/>&#038; basically wanted to know if I could\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Jasmine Crockett (@JasmineForUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JasmineForUS\/status\/1791279505669083647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By 10 p.m., a vote on holding Garland in contempt of Congress was still not taken. Earlier in the day, the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House Judiciary Committee<\/a> voted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3006451\/judiciary-committee-passes-merrick-garland-contempt-resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>advance<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bannon-goes-off-in-post-verdict-presser-gutless-show-trial-committee\/\" title=\"Bannon Goes Off In Post Verdict Presser: \u2018Gutless \u2026 Show Trial Committee\u2019\">contempt resolution<\/a> against Garland for refusing to hand over audio recordings from special counsel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-k-hur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Hur<\/a>\u2019s interview with Biden related to his <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/classified-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">classified documents<\/a> case.<\/p>\n<p>Oversight Democrats were upset that the hearing was pushed until the evening Thursday due to a handful of Republicans on the committee going to Manhattan to support Trump in his trial.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Thursday&#8217;s House Oversight Committee hearing, tensions rose as Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) exchanged heated comments. The discussion began on a contentious note, focusing on the potential contempt charge against Attorney General Merrick Garland and the purpose of the meeting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2246525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reps.-Jasmine-Crockett-and-Marjorie-Taylor-Greene.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2246524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Reps.-Jasmine-Crockett-and-Marjorie-Taylor-Greene.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2246524"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2246524\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2246525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2246524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2246524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2246524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}