Far-left Democrat Jasmine Crockett slammed for unhinged threat against prominent GOP senator: Inciting violence

Progressive Rep.Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is being slammed online as “unhinged” for using violent rhetoric implying that Sen.

Ted Cruz, R-Texas, “has to be knocked over the head, like hard.”Cruz responded to the controversy simply by posting a meme to X. Crockett was recently warned by U.S.Attorney General Pam Bondi to “tread very carefully” after calling for Elon Musk to be “taken down.”Seemingly not heeding Bondi’s warning, another interview clip surfaced today of Crockett advocating for figuratively “punching” her fellow Texan, Cruz.In response to a question about how Democrats can win elections specifically in the red state of Texas, Crockett said, “I think that you punch, I think you punch, I think you OK with punching.”“It’s Ted Cruz,” she went on.

“I mean, like this dude has to be knocked over the head, like hard, right? Like there is no niceties with him, like at all.Like you go clean off on him.”Responding to the clip, the White House’s “rapid response” X account, called Crockett “another unhinged Democrat inciting violence.”Popular conservative account “Libs of TikTok” also chimed in, calling for Crockett to be investigated.“Rep Jasmine Crockett: I am totally against violence! Rep Jasmine Crockett on the same day: Knock Ted Cruz over the head and punch your opponents,” the account said, adding, “The Democratic Party is the party of violence and hypocrisy.”“Rep Jasmine Crocket [sic] is explicitly calling for violence,” it went on.

“She needs to be investigated.”Cruz responded to Libs of TikTok’s post about Crockett claiming to be against violence with a meme that read: “You keep using that word… I do not think it means what you think it means.”  Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, commented: “Pro tip: don’t say things like this, whether you’re in Congress or not.”Conservative influencer Nick Sortor expressed concern that some mentally disturbed individuals could take this as ...