{"id":2416966,"date":"2025-03-28T06:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-names-jasmine-crockett-the-new-democratic-party-leader\/"},"modified":"2025-03-28T06:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T10:35:34","slug":"gop-names-jasmine-crockett-the-new-democratic-party-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-names-jasmine-crockett-the-new-democratic-party-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP names Jasmine Crockett the new Democratic Party leader"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgop-names-jasmine-crockett-the-new-democratic-party-leader%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=2416966&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>The article discusses Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), who has been labeled the \u201cTop Dem spox\u201d by the Republican Party following a series of controversial remarks that have drawn attention and backlash. Crockett&#8217;s comments include derogatory remarks about Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who is wheelchair-bound, which have sparked outrage among her opponents.The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is using these remarks to portray her as emblematic of the Democratic Party&#8217;s detachment and hostility.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett&#8217;s comments have not only resonated on social media but also included viral confrontations in committee hearings and blunt remarks directed at figures like Elon Musk. In response to public criticism, especially regarding her comments about Abbott, Crockett defended her statements, emphasizing that her intent was not to mock his disability but to critique his political actions.<\/p>\n<p>republicans, especially from texas, have called for Crockett to apologize, asserting that her rhetoric is unacceptable for a public representative. While some Democrats acknowledge that her outspokenness reflects a larger frustration within the party,they do not consider her the leader of their movement. Instead, they argue that Crockett\u2019s voice captures the sentiments of certain constituents during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dan-rather-trumps-team-a-revolving-door-of-criminals\/\" title=\"Dan Rather criticized ...&#039;s administration, calling it a &#039;revolving door of criminals\">tumultuous political climate<\/a>. her statements and the ensuing controversy indicate a critically important division and ongoing tension within both the Democratic and Republican parties.  <\/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 dubbed &lsquo;Top Dem Spox&rsquo; by GOP after string of inflammatory remarks<\/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_2076499\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Democrats<\/a> struggle to gain their footing without a party leader, Republicans are elevating Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) as the new leader.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/NRCC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Republican Congressional Committee<\/a> labeled Crockett the &ldquo;Top Dem Spox&rdquo; in an email earlier this week following her calling Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) &ldquo;Hot Wheels.&rdquo; The Texas governor is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3356743\/house-democrats-profanity-language-trump-verbal-obscenities\/\">House Democrats go blue in more ways than one: Off-color language flies, ratcheting up civic damage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3362030\/stefanik-proud-team-player-un-ambassador-nomination-pulled\/\">Stefanik &#8216;proud to be a team player&#8217; after UN ambassador nomination pulled<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3361728\/cory-mills-house-ethics-committee-investigation-alleged-financial-violations\/\">Cory Mills under House Ethics Committee investigation for alleged financial violations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Republicans have already <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">begun running attack campaigns<\/a> on who they deemed the new leader of the Democratic Party in an effort to portray the opposition party to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s agenda as out of touch.<\/p>\n<p>The branding is reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/d23d2a9c4a4745a298bdd3da884497f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"past campaigns\">past campaigns<\/a> when the progressive &ldquo;Squad&rdquo; became stars of GOP attack ads against swing-district Democrats to paint them as embracing the left-wing agenda of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was also a perennial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/1898568\/pelosi-retirement-leaves-republicans-searching-for-next-boogeyman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"boogeyman\">boogeyman<\/a> for GOP messaging, but with her out of leadership, a very vocal Crockett has emerged as a replacement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jasmine Crockett is the perfect spokesperson for today&rsquo;s Democrats &mdash; out of touch and completely unhinged. When you&rsquo;ve got no message and no agenda, all that&rsquo;s left is hate,&rdquo; said NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella.<\/p>\n<p>The congresswoman has had many viral moments on social media. One of the most viewed instances was a committee hearing tiff with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), in which Crockett referred to Greene as &ldquo;bleach blonde, bad-built butch body.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another instance that went viral recently was when someone asked Crockett what she would say to billionaire Elon Musk. She responded quickly, saying she&rsquo;d tell him to &ldquo;f*** off.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a> accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Crockett<\/a> of promoting violence and demanded the Democrat &ldquo;apologize immediately&rdquo; for her recent comments against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Musk<\/a>, the leader of Trump&rsquo;s Department of Government Efficiency, and his car company, Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3357944\/pam-bondi-demands-jasmine-crockett-apologize-for-promoting-tesla-violence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">remarks<\/a> were made during a &ldquo;Tesla takedown&rdquo; livestream, in which the congresswoman said she wants to see Musk &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3354099\/jasmine-crockett-endorses-tesla-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">taken down<\/a>&rdquo; for her 44th birthday this Saturday. This came amid active bomb threats and attacks on Tesla vehicles and dealerships.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Crockett also drew a rebuke from Republicans for saying Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) should be &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3357389\/jasmine-crockett-ted-cruz-knocked-over-the-head-in-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">knocked over the head<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The &ldquo;Hot Wheels&rdquo; comment created the biggest firestorm, as Democrats hounded Trump during his first presidential campaign for mocking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/1147518\/the-medias-disabled-reporter-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"disabled reporter\">disabled reporter<\/a>, which he denied.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett posted on X that her nickname for the governor had nothing to do with him being in a wheelchair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wasn&rsquo;t thinking about the governor&rsquo;s condition&mdash;I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJasmine\/status\/1904620222008472021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"she wrote\">she<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Literally, the next line I said was that he was a &lsquo;Hot A** Mess,&rsquo; referencing his terrible policies,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;At no point did I mention or allude to his condition. So, I&rsquo;m even more appalled that the very people who unequivocally support Trump&mdash;a man known for racially insensitive nicknames and mocking those with disabilities&mdash;are now outraged.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Crockett&rsquo;s comments at a press conference Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded&nbsp;that her &ldquo;statement speaks for itself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her comments were met by a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3358794\/jasmine-crockett-censure-resolution-hot-wheels-comment-greg-abbott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> censure resolution<\/a> by a fellow member of the Texas delegation the next day. Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) filed the resolution, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TXRandy14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">saying<\/a> Crockett must be &ldquo;held accountable for the venomous rhetoric she spews as a representative of the Democratic party.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8203;&#8203;&ldquo;The story of our great Governor of Texas is one of unwavering resilience and perseverance. Meanwhile, the actions of Jasmine Crockett &mdash; stooping to vile levels of discrimination and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-abbott-responds-to-crocketts-hot-wheels-mockery-shes-about-to-be-left-in-the-dust\/\" title=\"Gov. ... Responds to ...s &#039;Hot Wheels&#039; Mockery: She&#039;s About to Be Left in the Dust\">despicable political attacks &#038;mdash<\/a>; are nothing short of reprehensible,&rdquo; Weber said in a statement. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats believe her comments reflect the party&rsquo;s frustrations <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&mdash; specifically, those seen at the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3355615\/democrats-dilemma-raise-hell-or-find-compromise-with-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\">rowdy town halls<\/a>&nbsp;that<\/span> have erupted across the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Jasmine is reflecting the frustration that a lot of people around the country are feeling about Trump, Elon Musk, and I would say to our Republican colleagues to look in the mirror a bit and look at a lot of their comments over time before they start casting judgment on her,&rdquo; Rep. Gabe Amo (D-RI) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the message has to reflect the mood, and the mood right now is frustration, so ultimately, got to meet people where they are,&rdquo; he continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have argued <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">that the party has a wide<\/span> base made up of districts with a range of political differences and concerns. Many Democrats told the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;that Crockett represents a portion of the party, but none have referred to her as the party&rsquo;s leader.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3360290\/who-funds-jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHERE DOES JASMINE CROCKETT GET HER CAMPAIGN CASH?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She is meeting the frustration of her constituents, and she&rsquo;s representative of, certainly, many of the folks that are showing up in our town halls,&rdquo; Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The same way that she is giving voice to some members of our Democratic base, there are other members that are also meeting people where they&rsquo;re at, and our districts are all really different, and so her voice is valuable,&rdquo; she continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_2076499\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2076499\"}});<\/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>GOP labels Jasmine Crockett as &#8216;Top Dem Spox&#8217; after her remarks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2416967,"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-dns.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32923,6203,34125,50402],"class_list":["post-2416966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democratic-party","tag-gop","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-leadership-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/crockett-dns.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416966","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2416966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2416971,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2416966\/revisions\/2416971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2416967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2416966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2416966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2416966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}