Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), one of the most vocal Democrats in Congress who's poised to take a future leadership role, is once again finding herself in the crosshairs of White House officials.
On Wednesday, a Trump administration official told Fox News's Chad Pergram, "Jasmine Crockett has the brain capacity of a jellyfish and is the last person on Earth to critique anyone’s mental acuity, let alone intelligence."
Harrison Fields, White House principal deputy press secretary, continued, telling Pergram, "The Democrats’ rising star has done more to cement the party’s demise than the President she breathlessly supported, the decrepit and feeble Joe Biden. Jasmine continues to prove she’d be better suited as a reality TV star on VH1 than an elected official on Capitol Hill."
Fields may have been referring to Crockett's recent swipe at Melania Trump, claiming the First Lady was given special treatment when she came to the United States on an EB1 visa, which is commonly referred to as an "Einstein visa."
Crockett told a House hearing on "restoring integrity in the visa process" that the Einstein visa is given to people with "some sort of significant achievement, like being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize or a Pulitzer; being an Olympic medalist; or having other sustained extraordinary abilities and success in sciences, arts, education, business, or athletics. Last time I checked, the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt."
Crockett concluded, "It doesn't take an Einstein to see that the math ain't mathin' here."
On the same day, Trump hit out at Crockett's intelligence, posting to Truth Social, "I have an idea for the Democrats to bring them back into 'play'" that involved nominating "Low IQ Candidate, Jasmine Crockett, for President."
