Jasmine Crockett says she’s tired of ‘white tears’ from Trump administration – Washington Examiner
In a recent statement, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) expressed her frustration with criticism from “mediocre white boys,” highlighting her belief that she has had to work significantly harder to achieve her position as a congresswoman. Her comments were triggered by remarks made by Darren Beattie, a former speechwriter for the Trump administration, who suggested that “competent white men” should be in charge for effective governance, while criticizing the current societal approach as overly accommodating to women and minorities.
Crockett firmly countered Beattie’s assertions, stating that those who are genuinely competent do not feel threatened by the accomplishments of others and pointed out the disparity in challenges faced by herself compared to her peers, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert. She further criticized the Trump administration for its alleged attempts to undermine funding for historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), arguing this reflects a desire to prevent the rise of future leaders like herself or Kamala Harris.
Crockett’s remarks were part of a broader critique of the administration’s policies and attitudes, reinforcing her view that minority lawmakers face unnecessary obstacles in their political careers.
Jasmine Crockett says she’s tired of ‘white tears’ from Trump administration
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said on Monday she is tired of criticism from “mediocre white boys,” claiming she had to work “10 times as hard” as others to become a congresswoman.
Crockett’s comments came after she discussed a report that the Trump administration hired Darren Beattie, a former speechwriter in President Donald Trump’s first administration, to the State Department. Beattie wrote on X in October 2024 that “competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work” but that the nation’s ideology is currently “predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities.”
Competent white men must be in charge if you want things to work.
Unfortunately, our entire national ideology is predicated on coddling the feelings of women and minorities, and demoralizing competent white men.
— Darren J. Beattie 🌐 (@DarrenJBeattie) October 4, 2024
In response, the congresswoman said Beattie “needs to go” and that “the coddling is for the white boys.”
“Listen, if you are competent, you are not concerned,” Crockett said on CNN’s Laura Coates Live. “When I walk into Congress every single day, you know why I don‘t feel a way and why you can‘t make me doubt who I am. It’s because I know that I had to work 10 times as hard as they did just to get into the seat. When you look, and you compare me to Marjorie Taylor Greene or me to Lauren Boebert, there is no comparison. And that is the life that we have always lived. So the only people that are crying are the mediocre white boys that have been beaten out by people that historically have had to work so much harder.”
Crockett went on to claim that this mentality is why the Trump administration is “trying to literally say ‘we won’t fund the HBCUs,’” referring to historically black colleges and universities. She added that this is due to the administration not wanting “any more Kamala Harris’s” or any lawmakers like herself.
The Texas Congresswoman’s accusations against the Trump administration come shortly after she claimed “a thug” is currently serving as the nation’s president. Her remark was in reference to how Trump’s acting attorney general, Emil Bove, directed the FBI to dismiss eight executive-level officials over the weekend, with more dismissals of FBI agents involved in the Jan. 6 Capitol protest possibly to come.
Trump told reporters that he was unaware of these dismissals, but did state there were some “some very bad people” at the agency, which had become “weaponized.”
" Conservative News Daily does not always share or support the views and opinions expressed here; they are just those of the writer."
*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
Now loading...