President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk can’t shake Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s spirit.
Throughout an interview on the nation’s Capitol on Thursday, Crockett, a Democrat representing Texas, was requested, “Elon and Trump are trying to threaten and intimidate, are you intimidated?”
Crockett swiftly and confidently responded: “No.”
“I used to ask myself, ‘If I was a part of the Civil Rights Movement back in the day, what role would I play?’” mentioned Crockett. “Never imagined that I would be able to play this type of role.”
She went on to talk about the hardships the Black neighborhood needed to endure in an effort to make her place a actuality.
“As only the 55th Black woman to be elected to Congress, knowing that people fought for what they could not see, I think that I owe it not only to the generations that came before me, but the generations that are coming behind me,” Crockett mentioned.
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Recounting how her ancestors fought relentlessly in order that she may have the ability to take part within the freedoms we all know in the present day, Crockett acknowledged she could be remiss if she didn’t use her voice to talk out in opposition to ongoing injustices.
Because the daughter of a preacher, Crockett additionally remarked that “God has not given me a spirit of fear.” Irrespective of any smear campaigns, she mentioned she stays resolute: “I know that what I am doing is right.”
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“I know how I got here and I know that the generations coming behind me deserve it,” she mentioned.
On Tuesday, Crockett additionally had a easy message for Musk. In an interview posted to X, previously Twitter, the congresswoman was requested if she had a message for Musk, to which she merely responded: “Fuck off.”
