Jasmine Crockett thinks she’s a “diva.”
The Texas congresswoman recently made the bold claim that she has “arrived” in response to a question about a New York Post report where several former unnamed staffers accused her of terrorizing those who work with her, including by berating them.
“Listen, goodness, I know that I have arrived, honey,” Crockett said in her trademark dialect, which is not at all how she talked in law school.
“That is the way that I see this,” she continued. “Because as Beyonce says, if they’re not talking about you, then obviously you must not be doing anything.”
The Bee-Hive might be more entertained with the queen of R&B music than with Crockett’s antics, however.
The Post story, citing several former unnamed staffers, claimed Crockett berated aides to the point of tears, avoided office work, and insisted on being driven short distances in rented SUVs instead of staffer vehicles. One source alleged she is “more focused on, ‘Get me on The View,’ ‘Get me on this late-night talk show’” than on district issues.
Crockett, one of President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics, frequently plays the race and gender cards to deflect criticism of her over-the-top behavior.
“Being not only a woman, but being young, and being a Black woman… there’s a lot of scrutiny that comes my way, and it comes my way from all different angles,” she said.
Calling the claims “more slander, more nonsense, more lies,” Crockett added, “Your hate is my motivation, so keep hatin’. All it does is motivate me to continue to do what I do, which is to be loud and proud on behalf of the American people.”
Crockett has repeatedly drawn viral attention for blasting Trump, calling him a “piece of s***” and an “enemy to the United States.”
But Jasmine Crockett has bigger problems than Donald Trump, as hard as that may be to believe. She’s about to be redistricted out of office.
Crockett is facing a fresh political threat from a Republican-backed redistricting proposal that would move her Dallas-based 30th Congressional District into more Republican territory, likely removing her from her seat.
She called the mid-decade remap “a power grab to silence voters,” noting she was asked to confirm her address along with other Democratic incumbents before the map was released.