{"id":2451598,"date":"2025-06-25T07:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-gives-up-on-power-grab-as-oversight-committee-selects-new-top-dem\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T07:18:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T11:18:00","slug":"jasmine-crockett-gives-up-on-power-grab-as-oversight-committee-selects-new-top-dem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-gives-up-on-power-grab-as-oversight-committee-selects-new-top-dem\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Crockett Gives Up on Power Grab as Oversight Committee Selects New Top Dem"},"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%2Fjasmine-crockett-gives-up-on-power-grab-as-oversight-committee-selects-new-top-dem%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=2451598&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>Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, known for her polarizing leadership style, has withdrawn her bid for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-biden-admin-colluded-with-iran-to-derail-president-trump\/\" title=\"...orts: Biden admin. colluded with Iran to derail President Trump\">top position<\/a> on the House Oversight Committee. She acknowledged that her approach didn&#8217;t align with what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/san-francisco-public-schools-renaming-plan-rife-with-historical-errors\/\" title=\"San Francisco Public Schools Renaming Plan \u2018Rife With Historical Errors\u2019\">committee members<\/a> were seeking,stating,&#8221;It was clear by the numbers that my style of leadership is not exactly what they were looking for.&#8221; Crockett expressed a willingness to accept this and emphasized the importance of collaboration within leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett&#8217;s exit from the race opens the door for California Rep. Robert Garcia, who has been nominated to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly as the top Democrat on the committee. Garcia is expected to engage in significant conflicts with leading Republican Rep. James Comer, who is focused on investigating issues connected to former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett&#8217;s tenure has been marked by contentious interactions, particularly with Republican members, which has drawn criticism from across the aisle as many find her style excessive. Notably, former President Donald Trump has also weighed in on her rhetoric, questioning her intelligence in a dismissive remark. Despite her resigning from the leadership race,Crockett&#8217;s influence and views on political matters remain as divisive as ever.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the more <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >polarizing lawmakers<\/a> on Capitol Hill had grand plans for the House Oversight Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, Texas Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jasmine-crockett-furious-trump-didnt-holla-congress-iran-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jasmine Crockett<\/a> appears to have given up on those aspirations &mdash; at least for now.<\/p>\n<p>In a humbling admission of defeat, the normally outspoken and antagonistic lawmaker admitted that her brand of &ldquo;leadership&rdquo; was not what the Oversight Committee was looking for.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was clear by the numbers that my style of leadership is not exactly what they were looking for, and so I didn&rsquo;t think that it was fair for me to then push forward and try to rebuke that,&rdquo; Crockett told reporters shortly after dropping out, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jasmine-crockett-loses-bid-top-position-house-oversight-committee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I accept that, and I think that you have to make sure that you are going to be able to work with leadership if you are going to go into a leadership position,&rdquo; Crockett added. &ldquo;I think the people may be disappointed, but at the end of the day, we&rsquo;ve got to move forward in this country, we&rsquo;ve got to move forward for this world, and I don&rsquo;t want to be an impediment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>(Of note, Crockett has a reputation for maintaining little issue serving as &ldquo;an impediment&rdquo; when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-jasmine-crockett-reveals-happened-off-camera-clash-mtg-gonna-get-fight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her Republican counterparts<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>She continued: &ldquo;They were clear that I was the one that made the least sense in their minds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Instead of Crockett, Democratic lawmakers voted for and nominated California Rep. Robert Garcia for the position of top Democrat on the committee.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia is expected to clash with the leading Republican on the committee, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, who has set the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-bannon-bid-to-avoid-prison-sentence-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court rejects Bannon bid to avoid prison sentence - Washington Examiner\">committee&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s sights on a number of issues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/comer-tracked-autopen-users-making-move-get-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">related to former President Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The California lawmaker replaces longtime Oversight Committee top Democrat, Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia, after the latter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-democrat-house-oversight-committee-dies-age-75\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">passed away<\/a> in May at the age of 75.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett had made it a point to announce her candidacy for that role, but in her words, her &ldquo;style of leadership&rdquo; was &ldquo;not exactly&rdquo; what the higher-ups were looking for.<\/p>\n<p>And that &ldquo;style&rdquo; has certainly been polarizing.<\/p>\n<p>While Crockett&rsquo;s supporters seem to enjoy her bombast and histrionics, many across the aisle seem exhausted of the performative antics and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gov-abbott-responds-crocketts-hot-wheels-mockery-left-dust\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">below-the-belt name-calling<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump &mdash; a frequent target of Crockett&rsquo;s ire &mdash; is one notable name who is not a fan of the Texas congresswoman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump: I look at the Democrats, they have a new person named Crockett. I watched her speak the other day and she&rsquo;s definitely a low I.Q. Person <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YpX2Jhneu8\">pic.twitter.com\/YpX2Jhneu8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Acyn (@Acyn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Acyn\/status\/1919040462436110700?\">May 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Crockett has not done that polarity any favors with her general rhetoric regarding Trump and his supporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This idea that we don&rsquo;t care how many people get hurt, we don&rsquo;t care how we prostitute our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-forgets-card-with-military-deaths-in-foreign-policy-address-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden forgets card with military deaths in foreign policy address - Washington Examiner\">service members &#038;mdash<\/a>; you know, thinking that you have your own special little army that&rsquo;s for you,&rdquo; Crockett said last week, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2025\/06\/19\/jasmine-crockett-calls-trump-supporters-mentally-ill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the Daily Caller.<\/p>\n<p>She continued: &ldquo;I mean, it is sick. It is really sick. And anybody that supports it is also sick.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> \t     \t\t\t\t\t\t     \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script>console.log(\"ad slot (BA1)\")<\/script> \t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the more divisive lawmakers in Congress had ambitious goals for the House Oversight Committee. However, Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett seems to have abandoned those ambitions-at least temporarily. In a candid acknowledgment of her defeat, the typically vocal and confrontational representative conceded that her style of &#8220;leadership&#8221; did not align with what the Oversight Committee desired. &#8220;The numbers made it clear that my leadership approach wasn&#8217;t what they wanted, so I felt it was unfair to push forward,&#8221; Crockett told reporters after withdrawing, according to Fox News. She added, &#8220;I accept this reality; you need to be able to collaborate with leadership if you&#8217;re aiming for a leadership role.&#8221; While she believes some may be disappointed, she emphasized the importance of moving forward for the country and not being an obstacle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2451599,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crockett-BET.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34125,46155,32603,44923,57852],"class_list":["post-2451598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jasmine-crockett","tag-oversight-committee","tag-political-news","tag-power-grab","tag-top-democrat"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Crockett-BET.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451598","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451598"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451602,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451598\/revisions\/2451602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}