Jasmine Crockett slammed for saying Secret Service didn't consider Trump shooter a threat as he was White

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN: Rep Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) has raised concerns about potential racial bias within the Secret Service following their response to the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

Speaking during a House Oversight Committee hearing where Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified, Crockett suggested that Thomas Matthew Crooks, who went on to take a near fatal shot at Trump, might not have been immediately deemed a threat due to his identity as a White male.

Aftermath of Trump's assassination attempt

Tragically, one of Trump's supporters, Corey Comperatore, was killed while protecting his family, and two others were critically wounded during the assassination attempt.

"I wanna talk about training and I want to talk about the fact that there’s been a little bit of dancing around as it relates to this being a suspicious person and this being a situation that was perceived to be a threat, and it seems as if there’s a different analysis that takes place," Crockett said. "One of my questions has to do with if you have any bias training that your officers undergo."

Crockett, citing her background as a 'civil rights lawyer', elaborated, "I have learned so many times, in having to deal with law enforcement, that there usually is not a perception of a threat when it is a young White male, even if they are carrying a long gun. Yet a lot of times, at least in this country, when it comes to law enforcement, there is a perceived threat just by somebody having a little bit more melanin in their skin."

Jasmine Crockett calls for review of law enforcement training standards 

This incident, she noted, should also spark discussions about law enforcement training standards, often highlighted after officer-involved shootings.

"A lot of times, one of the things that we have consistently pushed for on my side of things — and when I say my side, is once we are looking at a tragedy in which law enforcement made an error — it is the bias training and whether or not our officers are getting it," Crockett emphasized.

"So I’m curious to know, in some of the training that you talk about that is part of your budget, has bias training been part of that? Yes, it is," Cheatle responded.

According to the Secret Service's website, Cheatle is responsible for leading a diverse workforce while executing the agency’s integrated mission of "protection and investigations by leading a diverse workforce," reported Fox.

Critics, however, have accused her of prioritizing "woke" ideologies rooted in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) instead of solely focusing on hiring the best candidates for the agency. Despite growing calls from both sides of the aisle for Cheatle to step down over the attack, she has stated she will not resign.

Netizens react to Rep Crockett's comments on racial bias in Secret Service

Rep Jasmine Crockett has sparked a heated debate on social media following her remarks on potential racial bias within the Secret Service's response to the recent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

During a House Oversight Committee hearing, Crockett suggested that the agency's delay in identifying Crooks, the would-be assassin, as a threat may have been influenced by his identity as a White male.

Her comments have ignited a flurry of reactions online, with users expressing a wide range of opinions, from accusations of racism to mocking comparisons to other political figures.

A social media user tweeted, "Sounds like something a black Democrat woman would say."

A second said, "She is a racist!"

A third tweeted, "Welcome to the matrix."

"She’s a woke clown…," read a tweet.

"They make it easy for Whites to hate them," penned an individual.

"Was that an AOC moment? Cause that looks like an AOC moment," mocked a user.

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