Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is going through criticism from conservatives after praising Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) throughout a current MSNBC interview.
“I truly don’t hate Senator Cornyn in any respect,” Crockett stated, describing him as “any individual who usually works in a really bipartisan approach, not like Senator Cruz” and “actually doing every thing that he can to hopefully get a few of that MAGA base.”
Crockett claimed Cornyn’s request for the FBI to assist return Texas Democrats who left the state to keep away from a particular session vote was not severe however a political tactic aimed toward deceptive Trump voters.
“The MAGA base received’t know that,” she stated.
As beforehand reported by The Dallas Categorical, Cornyn’s communications director, Matt Mackowiak, confronted scrutiny final 12 months after conservative activists together with Laura Loomer accused him of paying a Florida intercourse employee. Screenshots revealed by Present Revolt confirmed funds from Mackowiak to a lady named Yuliet Cabrera labeled “Entrance garden undertaking” and “Deck undertaking.” Mackowiak confirmed the funds however described them as acts of economic help.
A number of conservative commentators criticized Cornyn after Crockett’s remarks.
“She stated she is definitely buddies with Cornyn and that he doesn’t truly need to help the MAGA agenda, he’s simply saying what he must say to win his major election in 2026,” Loomer stated on X.
“How are you going to declare to be pro-Trump whenever you and your marketing campaign are funded by the identical anti-Trump donors who opposed President Trump’s 2024 re-election?” she added.
“Jasmine Crockett simply stated the quiet half out loud. John Cornyn isn’t MAGA. He’s a RINO who labored with Democrats to go gun management, and he’s solely pretending to be MAGA to idiot Texas major voters,” DC Draino wrote on X.
The Dallas Categorical reached out to Cornyn’s workplace for remark however didn’t obtain a response.
