FIRST ON FOX: A GOP lawmaker is moving to have Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, formally rebuked by the House of Representatives for appearing to mock Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s disability.
Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, Crockett’s fellow delegation member, told Fox News Digital he would introduce a censure resolution against the Democratic lawmaker imminently.
“The story of our great governor of Texas is one of unwavering resilience and perseverance. Meanwhile, the actions of Jasmine Crockett – stooping to vile levels of discrimination and despicable political attacks – are nothing short of reprehensible,” Weber told Fox News Digital.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett during a first hearing held by House Oversight Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
He said the House should censure Crockett “for the venomous rhetoric she spews as a representative of the Democratic Party.”
“It’s painfully obvious she was never taught a single thing about Texas class, as her behavior is a disgrace to everything Texas and the United States stands for,” Weber said.
Crockett made the comments during an event held by the Human Rights Campaign over the weekend.
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Gov. Greg Abbott appears onstage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 17, 2024. (Reuters/Mike Segar)
“Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there – come on now! And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot a– mess, honey,” Crockett said.
Abbott has been paraplegic since age 26, according to his campaign website, when a large oak tree fell on him during a jog.
Weber’s resolution calls Crockett’s comments about Abbott “discriminatory in nature” and “the latest in a continued series of inappropriate comments expressed by the representative from Texas,” according to a draft copy shared with Fox News Digital.
The resolution is being led by Rep. Randy Weber. (Siavosh Hosseini)
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Fox News Digital reached out to Crockett’s office for comment but did not immediately hear back.
The House voted to censure Rep. Al Green, R-Texas, last month for protesting during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress.
Before the censure could be formally read, however, Democrats derailed House proceedings by gathering around Green and singing, “We Shall Overcome.”
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