Controversial Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) accused conservatives of harboring a desire to re-enslave black Americans.
The congresswoman is claiming that Republican opposition stems from the same mentality behind slavery and segregation.
Crockett made inflammatory claims about conservatives during a recent appearance on the “Outlaws” podcast.
She alleged that Republicans, if given the opportunity, would place her “back in chains” and re-enslave black Americans.
“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,” Crockett said.
“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 likened current Republican opposition to the Left’s radical agenda to past racial injustices, saying,
“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.”
Crockett suggested that today’s political climate reminds her of the segregation era:
“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.
“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.”
The Texas Democrat framed herself and her political allies as moral victors:
“We have still been able to accomplish so much despite them.
“And I truly believe that as we walk into this next season — this losing season for the haters — I think that we will again be able to transgress and show that, like, we are great, we are normal.
“We are actually — if anything — we got superpowers, as far as I’m concerned.”
When podcast host TS Madison, a transgender activist, expressed fear about living in America, Crockett responded:
“I like to say, ‘They hate you because they can’t be you.’
“So every little hate that they spew your way, my way, it is because they know that they see how beautiful we are inside and out, and we walk in that greatness every single day.
“And there is nothing that they can do that will diminish us or make us feel less than, even though that’s what they want us to believe we are.
“So let me just say thank you for living your truth, because that really takes courage.”
She concluded with a broad swipe at conservative America:
“Whether you are a Black person or whether you are trans, there are just certain people that get all riled up about anybody that is not old, white, male, and rich.”
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