When Jasmine Crockett just lately referred to as Trump “a thug” and a “white supremacist” throughout stay broadcasts on MSNBC, it unleashed a wave of racist vitriol from MAGA supporters, who launched a smear marketing campaign towards the Democratic congresswoman on social media.
Crockett, a rep from Texas’ thirtieth congressional district, blasted Trump for pardoning the Jan. 6 rioters and making strikes to intestine the federal authorities, amongst different issues. Of all of the assaults on her repute and insults she’s endured in retaliation over the previous week, one stands out for its sheer idiocy.
Ryan Fournier, co-founder of the favored younger Republican group College students For Trump, seen that she and her non-public safety guard, Marcus Crockett, share the identical final identify. Fournier fabricated a narrative in regards to the fraudulent use of presidency funds, accusing the congresswoman of illegally funneling $500,000 to her so-called “husband” for safety companies.
“You’d suppose as a husband, you’d try this at no cost…” he snidely wrote on his X account.
Information flash: Jasmine Crockett has by no means been married. The congresswoman instantly set the report straight, which prompted Fournier to delete his embarrassing put up, however not earlier than folks may take screenshots.
In her scathing four-point rebuttal on X, the congresswoman put the rumors to relaxation about Fournier’s baseless declare.
“Can we simply begin & cease with the truth that I’m not even married, by no means have been, & by no means even sought a wedding license which might be accessible as a matter of public report?” Crockett wrote, noting that she makes use of her maiden identify. “Why would I’ve a husband with the identical final identify as my maiden,” she said.
Crockett acknowledged a slim likelihood that the 29-year-old pundit could possibly be “genuinely confused” in regards to the final names, however in the case of mendacity and slander, she had a transparent warning: “Anybody who needs to play with me within the type of outright slander… attempt me in order for you… I hope you might be already broke and never value my time is all I’ve gotta say.”
Crockett, a civil rights and prison protection lawyer, served as a nationwide co-chair for the Harris-Walz presidential marketing campaign. She has lengthy been a vocal critic of Trump and his far-right supporters and is thought for her sharp comebacks. This time is not any completely different; she referenced Melania Trump’s previous anti-bullying slogan, “Be Finest,” in her candid remarks.
“They need to throw filth in an try to get me unseated since they aren’t a fan of me dragging their raggedy asses for filth… BE BETTER… however they actually can’t, which is why they really feel so ‘oppressed,’” she wrote.
They need to throw filth in an try to get me unseated since they aren’t a fan of me dragging their raggedy asses for filth… BE BETTER… however they actually can’t which is why they really feel so “oppressed.”
— Jasmine Crockett (@JasmineForUS) February 7, 2025
This isn’t Fournier’s first brush with notoriety.
In November 2023, he was arrested in North Carolina for pistol-whipping a lady regarded as his girlfriend. He confronted prices of assault with a lethal weapon and assault on a feminine, in accordance with courtroom paperwork.
These prices had been later voluntarily dropped. Extra just lately, he was caught up within the heart of the TikTok meme coin controversy.
After seeing the success of Trump and Melania’s meme cash, he launched his personal coin in January based mostly on the TikTok ban, which become a chaotic mess after it crashed and burned. In response to The Each day Dot, he has denied scamming his followers out of thousands and thousands of {dollars}.
“Yeah sounds about WHTYE (supremacist, that’s),” wrote Crockett. “You might have the audacity to be an arrested, accused lady beater, [pretending] to be superior to an entire ass congresswoman by OUTRIGHT fabricating & mendacity on me when your fact is 1,000,000 instances worse! Take a number of seats loser!”
