Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) was gaveled down in the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday after she started reading excerpts from a news article on President Donald Trump’s cratering poll numbers.
“Mr. chair, I have a [request for unanimous consent],” Crockett asked Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH), the chair of the committee.
Jordan granted Crockett her request – which was to enter a document or statement into public record without a formal vote – to which she started reading from an apparent news reported she had in hand.
“Thank you so much,” Crockett said before reading off the news report. “Donald Trump's approval rating implodes on his strongest issue – this is from Newsweek today. It says 40% of people approve of Trump's handling of immigration and border security while 60% disapprove. That is a net drop to negative 20.”
As Crockett tried to read the news article, she was gaveled down by Jordan, who pleaded with her to stop.
“Thank you – you don't need to read the article to us!” Jordan said.
The report Crockett had printed out and read in committee was published by Newsweek earlier that morning, and documents the staggering fall in support Trump’s immigration policy had seen over the past several months, largely driven by his administration’s chaotic and violent immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota.
Once among his strongest performing issues, Trump’s immigration policy has tanked among voters since he took office last year. A new NBC News poll from Wednesday revealed that 60% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration, a sizable increase from the 49% recorded in July.In committee, @RepJasmine Crockett gets gaveled down for reading aloud a news article about Trump's tanking poll numbers pic.twitter.com/PGY6gkiUsq
— Alexander Willis (@ReporterWillis) February 11, 2026