Controversial comments by Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) have ignited a fierce debate after she criticized Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) during an appearance on the “Breakfast Club” morning radio show. In a conversation that has quickly gone viral, Crockett made inflammatory remarks about Donalds’ interracial marriage, drawing mostly condemnation.
While discussing Donalds’ conservative stance and his comments about Jim Crow laws, Crockett implied that his marriage to a white woman influenced his views.
“If we continue to put into office skinfolk, who are definitely not our kinfolk, such as Byron Donalds… like, is this because you don’t understand history?” she said, according to Trending Politics.
Crockett furthered her critique by suggesting that Donalds’ marriage to a white woman might be an attempt to distance himself from his African American roots.
The comments quickly sparked outrage, with many accusing Crockett of making race-based personal attacks against Donalds. During the interview, when host Charlamagne tha God pointed out that Donalds could not have been married to a white woman under Jim Crow laws*, Crockett responded with an emphatic “Correct!”—a” remark that only fueled the fire.
Crockett, a progressive member of the Democratic Congressional Progressive Caucus and the “Squad,” did not stop with Donalds. In an unexpected twist, her comments inadvertently touched on Vice President Kamala Harris, whose husband, Doug Emhoff, is white.
Crockett’s remarks about interracial marriage, paired with her personal attack on Donalds, led to a backlash from within her own party. The comments were seen as divisive at a time when unity within the Democratic Party is crucial.
The uproar surrounding Crockett’s comments grew louder after critics shared images of prominent interracial couples, including Harris and Emhoff, as well as Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and her white husband, amplifying the scrutiny Crockett faced.
Despite the growing backlash, Crockett did not issue a formal apology for her comments. Instead, she issued a brief statement, but her refusal to apologize for her remarks only added to the controversy.
Crockett, who has represented Texas’ 30th District since 2022, is no stranger to criticism, particularly regarding her portrayal of her own background, per TP.
Critics have pointed to a video that challenges her narrative of a disadvantaged upbringing, showing her speaking without an ebonics accent.
As the debate continues, many are questioning Crockett’s position within the Democratic Party. Her comments have added fuel to the ongoing internal conflicts within the party, especially as leaders struggle to maintain unity amidst heightened racial and political tensions.
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*And Crockett’s comments, i.e., lies, about Donalds reference to Jim Crow were the typical misinformation that Democrats are infamous for.
Donalds actual comments:
“You see, during Jim Crow, the black family was together. During Jim Crow, more black people were not just conservative, because black people have always been conservative minded, but more black people voted conservatively.”
That ended, he suggested, due to a culture of dependence promoted by the governments welfare system in the 1950’s, including the establishment of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the agency now known as the Department of Health and Human Services, and civil rights efforts that followed under President Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960’s.
“And then HEW, Lyndon Johnson, you go down that road, and now we are where we are.” Donalds said.
“Now, they’re trying to say that I said Black people were doing better under Jim Crow,” Donalds said in a social media video. “I never said that … What I said was that you had more Black families under Jim Crow. And it was the Democrat policies or under H.E.W., under the welfare state, that did help to destroy the Black family. That’s what I said. And I also said, you’re seeing a reinvigoration of Black families today in America. And that is a good thing. So don’t listen to the lies from the Biden administration. I know what I said.” - Byron Donalds
