Who is Jasmine Crockett, who called Trump and Musk ‘idiots’? The Texan congresswoman questioned the Doge mission and recently had a public spat with South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace
Crockett recently shared her views on Doge, Elon Musk and Donald Trump during an appearance on The View; in January, she and Mace had a public argument that resulted in her receiving a threatening call
In a recent appearance on ABC’s morning TV show The View, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett shared her opinion of President Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office, saying, “Soon you will understand why it’s important to maybe have someone that isn’t loud and ridiculous and maybe sleepy Joe is what we wanted because we could at least sleep at night.”
“People don’t understand, but you will understand when those hospitals in rural America start closing down even more,” Crockett continued, adding that Americans will reap what they sowed when they lose Social Security and Medicare, and experience further air-traffic security problems under Trump’s administration.
Here’s everything to know about Jasmine Crockett.
Jasmine Crockett is a lawyer and politician
Jasmine Crockett, 43, was born in March 1981 in St Louis, Missouri. She graduated from Rhodes College, Memphis, in 2003 with a BA in business administration, according to her biography. She later pursued a career in law and graduated from the University of Houston Law Center with a Juris Doctor degree in 2006. After passing the bar, she served as a public defender in Bowie County, Texas, from 2007 to 2010.
Crockett served in the Texas state House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023 and has served as the US Representative for Texas’ 30th Congressional District since January 2023.
She’s criticised the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge)
In an exclusive interview with The Root, Crockett gave her take on the role of the Doge in the Trump administration.