{"id":2426441,"date":"2025-04-23T11:24:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crockett-attacks-idiot-musk-and-agrees-to-iq-test-against-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T11:24:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:24:02","slug":"crockett-attacks-idiot-musk-and-agrees-to-iq-test-against-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crockett-attacks-idiot-musk-and-agrees-to-iq-test-against-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Crockett attacks &#8216;idiot&#8217; Musk and agrees to IQ test against Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fcrockett-attacks-idiot-musk-and-agrees-to-iq-test-against-trump-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=2426441&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 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\">Crockett attacks &lsquo;idiot&rsquo; Elon Musk and agrees to IQ test against Trump<\/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_2102062\" 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) attacked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a> as an &ldquo;idiot&rdquo; and agreed to have her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/intelligence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">IQ<\/a> tested against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> during a Tuesday appearance on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jimmy-kimmel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you bring up the idiot known as Elon Musk&hellip; he is not only, like, very sinister and has no idea what he&rsquo;s doing, and people are like, &lsquo;Oh, no, he absolutely knows cause he&rsquo;s the richest man in the world,&#8217;&rdquo; Crockett told Kimmel. &ldquo;Like, yes, he knows how to hire smart people, but don&rsquo;t conflate that and believe that he is genius, cause he ain&rsquo;t.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3388568\/florida-sues-snapchat-exploiting-minors\/\">Florida attorney general sues Snapchat for allegedly &lsquo;exploiting&rsquo; minor users<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3388519\/jd-vance-pope-francis-meeting-blessing-death-american-politics-trump-administration\/\">Vance calls it a &#8216;blessing&#8217; to visit Pope Francis shortly before death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3388561\/marty-makary-food-dyes-us-europe\/\">FDA commissioner asking food companies to treat US consumers the same as Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Texas Democrat alleged that an incompetent Musk and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> have done so much &ldquo;damage&rdquo; that Trump will not even mention the Tesla CEO anymore.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"452\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eh1dnPSqJsA\" title=\"Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett on Trump Calling Her Low IQ &amp; Marjorie Taylor Greene's Pope Tweet\" 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>&ldquo;When the last time you heard about Elon?&rdquo; she asked. &ldquo;We ain&rsquo;t been hearing about him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As soon as people started to look at his ratings, right? Like, he continues to have these failing ratings. So, now they&rsquo;re like &lsquo;Oh, get rid of Elon,&rsquo; but let me tell you, the stench ain&rsquo;t gettin off of you, Trump, honey.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Crockett, who grew up wanting to be an anesthesiologist because she claims she has always been good at math and science, was shown a clip of Trump saying her rise is a sign that Democrats are losing confidence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What does &lsquo;CROCKETT!&rsquo; think about it?&rdquo; Kimmel asked while attempting to mock the president&rsquo;s pronunciation of Crockett&rsquo;s name. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It says a lot when you literally are supposed to be the leader of the free world, and you&rsquo;re worried about a rising sophomore in the House,&rdquo; she replied.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He also called you low-IQ. I&rsquo;m sure you&rsquo;re aware of that,&rdquo; Kimmel said. &ldquo;Would you be willing to take an IQ test publicly head-to-head against the president of the United States?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Absolutely!&rdquo; Crockett replied. <\/p>\n<p>Crockett&rsquo;s other targets during her Kimmel appearance included Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).<\/p>\n<p>The audience of <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em> may have laughed at Crockett&rsquo;s comments, but many on social media said that she is the real joke.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m embarrassed she&rsquo;s a United States congresswoman,&rdquo; one X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Aku_700\/status\/1914910579233567074\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">posted<\/a>. &ldquo;How low are the standards going to get? What an absolute embarrassment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Keep saying that Jasmine <\/p>\n<p>It still won&rsquo;t be true<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasedMikeLee\/status\/1914918701893091357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 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> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Ants build castles, but only giants shape empires,&rdquo; another user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jessethomas3535\/status\/1915037745338265879\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">commented<\/a>. &ldquo;Jasmine toils while Elon transforms.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For the love of God, please stop giving this person any relevance!,&rdquo; one user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Dixiechick210\/status\/1915043041817276449\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">begged<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3360290\/who-funds-jasmine-crockett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CRYPTO BROS, CORPORATIONS, AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS: A LOOK INTO WHO FUNDS JASMINE CROCKETT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) called out Crockett for her criticisms of Musk.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Keep saying that Jasmine,&rdquo; Lee posted to X. &ldquo;It still won&rsquo;t be true.&rdquo;<\/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_2102062\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2102062\"}});<\/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>Crockett attacks \u2018idiot\u2019 Elon Musk and agrees to IQ test against Trump Rep. 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