The most diehard MAGA House members are enraged at claims that Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett received a police escort around the Capitol on Tuesday night.
Far-right firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged that she “saw an entitled Jasmine Crockett with a new Capitol Police escort walking through the already protected halls of Congress.”
Neither Crockett nor the Capitol Police immediately answered the Daily Beast’s emails asking for confirmation and explanation of that claim.
If true, it comes a day after Crockett became the target of MAGA rage on two fronts.
The outspoken anti-Trump lawmaker was accused of assault by far-right influencer Laura Loomer, who alleged that Crockett scratched one of her staff when he thrust a camera in her face while following her around the Capitol. A video of the incident only shows Crockett pushing the camera down.
Responding to the encounter, Crockett said the reporter, Charles Downs, “attempted to my invade personal safety for a soundbite.”
At the same time, Crockett has come under fire from MAGA for calling Texas’ governor, Republican Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, “Governor Hot Wheels.” Crockett has said that she was not intending to mock Abbott’s disability.
Greene, who has often butted heads with Crockett in the past, mentioned both incidents in her post about the Democrat’s alleged security detail, adding: “But SHE apparently needs a Capitol police escort to protect her while she made her male staffer carry her designer handbag. Jasmine Crockett is the face of the Democrat party. And rightfully so.”
Last May, Crockett went viral for an off-the-cuff dig that Greene had a “bleach blonde bad-built butch body.” She later filed to trademark the phrase.
Greene’s allegation lit a fire under other Crockett foes.
“What in the fresh hell is this?” wrote Rep. Nancy Mace, who once challenged Crockett to a physical fight on the House floor. “I was assaulted on Capitol grounds last year and begged for extra protection, and was denied. Furthermore, I, like many, of my colleagues deal with daily death threats.”
In December, Mace claimed she was assaulted by a “pro-trans” advocate in the Capitol Building, although some witnesses said they just saw a handshake.
Greene’s boyfriend, Brian Glenn, who is a White House correspondent for the far-right news network Real America’s Voice, also chimed in to back Greene up and take a swipe at Crockett.
“Meanwhile, @RepMTG has had dozens of swatting instances, multiple men have pled guilty for planning to murder her, many suspicious packages mailed to her home requiring FBI/bomb squad attention, and to this date is the 2nd most threatened elected official behind President Trump,” Glenn wrote. “YET @JasmineForUS somehow deserves a Capitol Police escort. Let that sink in.”
The comments below Greene’s post were filled with insults against Crockett and calls for her arrest, citing Loomer’s alleged assault. Downs, the reporter who claimed Crockett scratched him, posted on X Tuesday that he had filed a police report about the encounter.
In a video of the incident, Downs could be heard accusing Crockett of “calling for violence” when she appeared on a livestream in support of protests against Tesla last week. This claim was echoed in many of the comments beneath Greene’s post.
Tesla, Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company, has faced vandalism at its showrooms and of its cars amid outcry over the billionaire’s efforts to reshape the federal government with DOGE.
However, the stream that Crockett appeared on was explicitly endorsing only non-violent protests against Tesla. The lawmaker repeatedly emphasized the importance of keeping the gatherings peaceful. “Obviously, everything that I am promoting is non-violent,” she said at one point.
On Tuesday, MAGA Republicans in the House moved to censure Crockett over her “hot wheels” comment.
