Jasmine Crockett on Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘A Hit Dog Hollered’

COLEMAN JR Joining me ░░░░░░░░ is Representative Jasmine Crockett ░░░░░░░░ a Democrat from Texas ░░░░░░░░ a member of the ░░░░░░░░ Oversight Committee Good morning ░░░░░░░░ Bleached blonde bad built ░░░░░░░░ am ma am we ░░░░░░░░ been here before and ░░░░░░░░ feel like what in ░░░░░░░░ BBL Drizzy is going ░░░░░░░░ in the halls of ░░░░░░░░ Crockett Laughs Listen I ░░░░░░░░ so frustrated because we ░░░░░░░░ always told that we ░░░░░░░░ supposed to play within ░░░░░░░░ systems and let the ░░░░░░░░ work This is yet ░░░░░░░░ example of when it ░░░░░░░░ down to seeking justice ░░░░░░░░ someone that looks like ░░░░░░░░ it is like the ░░░░░░░░ doesn t really know ░░░░░░░░ that looks like And ░░░░░░░░ absolutely she was what ░░░░░░░░ call engaging in personalities ░░░░░░░░ therefore her words were ░░░░░░░░ be stricken and therefore ░░░░░░░░ was to be kicked ░░░░░░░░ of committee for the ░░░░░░░░ of the evening But ░░░░░░░░ that is not with ░░░░░░░░ chairman did And the ░░░░░░░░ that I should just ░░░░░░░░ there and pretend that ░░░░░░░░ m on the plantation ░░░░░░░░ that we are not ░░░░░░░░ duly elected members of ░░░░░░░░ and I m supposed ░░░░░░░░ just take it I ░░░░░░░░ not lodge back with ░░░░░░░░ personal attack against her ░░░░░░░░ asked for clarification and ░░░░░░░░ hit dog hollered COLEMAN ░░░░░░░░ You know I m ░░░░░░░░ aware that as a ░░░░░░░░ I occupy a particular ░░░░░░░░ space in this conversation ░░░░░░░░ I would like in ░░░░░░░░ own words can you ░░░░░░░░ to our viewers about ░░░░░░░░ nuance of what it ░░░░░░░░ to be a woman ░░░░░░░░ color a black woman ░░░░░░░░ particular in these sorts ░░░░░░░░ spaces and be faced ░░░░░░░░ the dichotomy of choice ░░░░░░░░ how you respond to ░░░░░░░░ attack like that without ░░░░░░░░ having the emphasis being ░░░░░░░░ on your response your ░░░░░░░░ your lack of class ░░░░░░░░ whatever else people have ░░░░░░░░ about how you chose ░░░░░░░░ address your colleague in ░░░░░░░░ manner Crockett You know ░░░░░░░░ of the great things ░░░░░░░░ me and the space ░░░░░░░░ I occupy is my ░░░░░░░░ I represent for Texas ░░░░░░░░ I don t represent ░░░░░░░░ anybody else There is ░░░░░░░░ one group of people ░░░░░░░░ elect me My district ░░░░░░░░ a very diverse district ░░░░░░░░ district has so many ░░░░░░░░ women And beyond that ░░░░░░░░ have been so supportive ░░░░░░░░ have allowed me to ░░░░░░░░ who I am They ░░░░░░░░ me to be who ░░░░░░░░ am because I really ░░░░░░░░ doing and experiencing things ░░░░░░░░ so many other black ░░░░░░░░ are experiencing but unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ stories are not highlighted ░░░░░░░░ I also took this ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to again ░░░░░░░░ on MAGA and let ░░░░░░░░ that I know that ░░░░░░░░ will always be smarter ░░░░░░░░ you You can call ░░░░░░░░ a DEI hire all ░░░░░░░░ want and lodge all ░░░░░░░░ other insults that they ░░░░░░░░ lodge against me but ░░░░░░░░ is no match for ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ She just decided You ░░░░░░░░ what I have privilege ░░░░░░░░ I m just going ░░░░░░░░ say whatever I want ░░░░░░░░ say and then lean ░░░░░░░░ and that is exactly ░░░░░░░░ she did And she ░░░░░░░░ that she would face ░░░░░░░░ consequences or at least ░░░░░░░░ thought she would face ░░░░░░░░ consequences I refuse to ░░░░░░░░ somebody s doormat And ░░░░░░░░ suggesting that I should ░░░░░░░░ need you to look ░░░░░░░░ the mirror and maybe ░░░░░░░░ yourself if you believe ░░░░░░░░ it s okay for ░░░░░░░░ to say whatever she ░░░░░░░░ to say to me ░░░░░░░░ the role that I ░░░░░░░░ supposed to play is ░░░░░░░░ that says Oh okay ░░░░░░░░ know she didn t ░░░░░░░░ mean it or it ░░░░░░░░ t really that bad ░░░░░░░░ it s more important ░░░░░░░░ I just sit here ░░░░░░░░ be docile That is ░░░░░░░░ who I m going ░░░░░░░░ be COLEMAN JR Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ really quickly you sit ░░░░░░░░ the House Oversight Committee ░░░░░░░░ s so much important ░░░░░░░░ that you all do ░░░░░░░░ there any concern that ░░░░░░░░ sorts of exchanges can ░░░░░░░░ a distraction for the ░░░░░░░░ work that has to ░░░░░░░░ done How can we ░░░░░░░░ or when can we ░░░░░░░░ to get some legislation ░░░░░░░░ We are not going ░░░░░░░░ get any legislation out ░░░░░░░░ this committee Actually I ░░░░░░░░ t say it that ░░░░░░░░ because earlier this week ░░░░░░░░ actually did get something ░░░░░░░░ of the committee Of ░░░░░░░░ Marjorie Taylor Greene did ░░░░░░░░ vote for my legislation ░░░░░░░░ was valuable legislation to ░░░░░░░░ sure our service members ░░░░░░░░ able to hopefully keep ░░░░░░░░ spouses with them as ░░░░░░░░ are deployed so spouses ░░░░░░░░ service members that actually ░░░░░░░░ for the federal government ░░░░░░░░ have legislation that allows ░░░░░░░░ reasonable accommodations so that ░░░░░░░░ is not a matter ░░░░░░░░ mom needs to stay ░░░░░░░░ while dad goes there ░░░░░░░░ mom and dad can ░░░░░░░░ together And of course ░░░░░░░░ party of family values ░░░░░░░░ Marjorie Taylor Greenes of ░░░░░░░░ world voted against it ░░░░░░░░ will say that this ░░░░░░░░ come out of committee ░░░░░░░░ a bipartisan way and ░░░░░░░░ hopefully we can do ░░░░░░░░ on to the floor ░░░░░░░░ hopefully we can get ░░░░░░░░ to the president s ░░░░░░░░ But overall it has ░░░░░░░░ nothing but a sideshow ░░░░░░░░ honestly Marjorie is always ░░░░░░░░ the middle of the ░░░░░░░░ If you will recall ░░░░░░░░ is the one that ░░░░░░░░ pornographic photos to the ░░░░░░░░ It has been nonsense ░░░░░░░░ entire time COLEMAN JR ░░░░░░░░ the smoke.”