Jasmine Crockett claims House Republicans are more afraid of Trump than their constituents
WASHINGTON, DC: Dallas representative Jasmine Crockett appeared on CNN on Saturday, December 13. She discussed the Affordable Care Act subsidies that were set to expire at the end of 2025.
Speaking on the same, Crockett said that she didn’t think that Republicans in the House could be persuaded to sign extensions backed by the Democrats since they were more afraid of the president than their constituents.
Jasmine Crockett claims Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘could not be’ against Trump
As Jasmine Crockett provided examples of why Republican leaders in the House would not support plans backed by Democrats, she mentioned Marjorie Taylor Greene and claimed that she seemingly decided that she “just could not be on the opposite side” of Donald Trump.
Crockett added that Greene gave a lot of reasons why it was “problematic,” adding that one of them was danger.
Crockett added that there had been a “consistent trend” of Republican leaders deciding not to deal with being on the opposite side of Trump and called it “really unfortunate.”
“We weren’t elected to please one person,” she added.
Crockett added that most representatives in the House served 766,000 people and should be paying attention to what would serve those people best and make the most sense.
Jasmine Crockett launches her campaign
Jasmine Crockett announced her campaign on December 8. As part of her speech, she explained that many people told her to “stay in the House,” but she felt they needed a “bigger voice.”
She added that they needed to make sure that they were going to “stop all the hell” that was raining down on “all of our people.” She assured the people of Texas that they could win and asked them to come together.
The gloves have been off, and now I'm jumping into the ring. I’m asking for your support to be the next United States Senator from the great state of Texas. Together, we will send a signal to the entire nation: Don’t mess with Texas, and certainly don't count us out! #TexasTough… pic.twitter.com/uwEia7aWjD
— Jasmine Crockett (@JasmineForUS) December 13, 2025
“This is not about my ambition,” she told the people, adding that it was about their dreams, hopes, and a government that had their back.
“I’m done watching the American dream on life support while Trump tries to pull the plug,” she added.
The representative added that the “gloves” were off and she was “jumping in the ring.” She further challenged Donald Trump, telling the president that he couldn’t “get rid” of her easily. Crockett added that she was not giving up and still believed in America.
“I still believe that we are in the land of opportunity,” she added.
