{"id":2414795,"date":"2025-03-24T18:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T22:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-claims-ted-cruz-should-be-knocked-over-the-head-in-debate-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-24T18:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T22:51:31","slug":"jasmine-crockett-claims-ted-cruz-should-be-knocked-over-the-head-in-debate-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-claims-ted-cruz-should-be-knocked-over-the-head-in-debate-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Crockett claims Ted Cruz should be \u2018knocked over the head\u2019 in debate &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fjasmine-crockett-claims-ted-cruz-should-be-knocked-over-the-head-in-debate-washington-examiner%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=2414795&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-lifts-calif-lockdown-orders-amid-mounting-backlash\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom lifts Calif. lockdown orders amid mounting backlash\">recent interview<\/a>, Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ap-claps-back-at-fired-anti-israel-reporter-who-claims-she-was-cancel-culture-victim-journalists-cannot-take-sides\/\" title=\"AP Claps Back At Fired Anti-Israel Reporter Who Claims She Was \u2018Cancel Culture\u2019 Victim: Journalists \u2018Cannot Take Sides\u2019\">made controversial remarks<\/a> about Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), suggesting that democrats need to adopt a more aggressive approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-president-trump-spring-a-trap-on-treasonous-democrats-on-election-night\/\" title=\"Did President Trump Spring a Trap on Treasonous ... on Election Night?\">win elections<\/a> against him. She noted that her colleague, former Representative Colin Allred, had to &#8220;punch&#8221; harder in his campaign against Cruz. Crockett stated that Cruz &#8220;has to be knocked over the head, like, hard,&#8221; emphasizing that there is no room for niceties in politics with him. Her comments were met with backlash, including a response from the White House&#8217;s Rapid Response account, which labeled her remarks as inciting violence. Cruz&#8217;s office declined to comment on her statements. The situation escalated further when Attorney General Pam Bondi warned Crockett to be cautious with her public comments after she expressed a desire to see Elon Musk &#8220;taken down&#8221; on her birthday. The discussion around Crockett and her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">statements raises broader questions<\/a> about the tone and conduct of political discourse.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jasmine Crockett claims Ted Cruz should be &lsquo;knocked over the head&rsquo; in debate<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2073601\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> (D-TX) called for Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) to be &ldquo;knocked over the head&rdquo; in a recent interview discussing what Democrats can do in future elections against the Texas senator.<\/p>\n<p>When Crockett was asked how Democrats win elections in Texas, she suggested, &ldquo;I think you punch&rdquo; against your opponents. She then recalled how former Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) tried to beat Cruz in the Texas Senate race last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3357388\/department-of-energy-delays-three-biden-energy-efficiency-standards-appliances\/\">DOE delays three Biden energy efficiency standards for appliances<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3357340\/trump-teases-tariff-breaks-reciprocal-day\/\">Trump teases tariff &#8216;breaks&#8217; for countries ahead of April 2 reciprocal day<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3357350\/left-wing-group-moveon-threatens-funding-inaction-trump\/\">Left-wing group MoveOn threatens grassroots funding over inaction against Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;And I love Colin, and I think towards the end he started to punch a little harder, but like, it&rsquo;s Ted Cruz!&rdquo; Crockett said on NBC 5 DFW. &ldquo;I mean, like, this dude has to be knocked over the head, like, hard, right? Like, there is no niceties with him, like, at all!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HO4JXAseEmQ?si=HGaHiuSbWw1T6Twt\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>The White House&rsquo;s Rapid Response account on X highlighted Crockett&rsquo;s comments on Monday, calling her &ldquo;another unhinged Democrat inciting violence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here&#8217;s another unhinged Democrat inciting violence: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJasmine?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepJasmine<\/a> Crockett says you should &#8220;punch&#8221; your opponents, then says Senator <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tedcruz<\/a> &#8220;has to be knocked over the head, like, hard.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7EtKYiVCCa\">pic.twitter.com\/7EtKYiVCCa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1904201103836672416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Cruz&rsquo;s office declined to comment <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">on Crockett&rsquo;s statement to the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3355615\/democrats-dilemma-raise-hell-or-find-compromise-with-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">DEMOCRATS&rsquo; BIG DILEMMA: &lsquo;RAISE HELL&rsquo; OR FIND COMPROMISE WITH GOP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3356376\/pam-bondi-dc-judge-boasberg-not-entitled-national-security-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a warning to Crockett to &ldquo;tread very carefully&rdquo; with her public comments<\/a> in the future after the Texas lawmaker said she wants to see Elon Musk, an ally of Trump, &ldquo;taken down&rdquo; on her birthday next weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Tesla dealerships have been vandalized amid opposition to Musk, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3357271\/doge-findings-put-democrats-in-minority-of-a-90-10-issue-joe-concha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">with the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em>Joe Concha<\/a> comparing those carrying out these attacks to those publicly supporting Luigi Mangione, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2073601\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2073601\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jasmine Crockett suggests Ted Cruz needs a strong debate response<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2414796,"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\/2025\/03\/Crockett-Cruz.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3896,34125,32171,32090,32076],"class_list":["post-2414795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debate","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-political-commentary","tag-ted-cruz","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Crockett-Cruz.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414795","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2414795"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2414799,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2414795\/revisions\/2414799"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2414796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2414795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2414795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2414795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}