NEW: Rep. Jasmine Crockett accuses GOPers of wanting to put her back ‘in chains’ – NY Post
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, claimed on Tuesday that conservatives would enslave people like her if they could, claiming their opposition is just another incarnation of old hatreds.
Crockett argued that current Republican attacks are an outgrowth of the mentalities behind slavery and segregation.
“It is easier, in my opinion, to do what’s right every single day that I go in and serve and do right for everyone. Because at the end of the day, I know that there was a time and a place, and if they could, they would throw me back in chains,” she claimed on the “Outlaws” podcast. “Somehow, those that came before us managed to break loose of the physical chains, even though we still have a bunch of systemic chains that we are still kind of wrangling with.”
“I think about the fact that they also had this justification as if we were different, as if we didn’t all bleed the same and we weren’t the same,” she added. “And so, as the attacks seem new, they really are tired and old, and we’ve been through them before. And I can recognize the hate no matter if we’re talking about in the ’50s or if we’re talking about in 2025.”