Jasmine Crockett Faces Backlash for Insensitive Comments on Governor Abbott

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is under fire for referring to Governor Greg Abbott as 'Governor Hot Wheels' during a speech at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Los Angeles. Despite backlash, Crockett defended her comments, asserting they were aimed at Abbott's policies, not his disability, and criticized the outrage from conservatives as hypocritical given their support for past derogatory remarks by Trump. Abbott, who has been paralyzed since 1984, was the subject of swift condemnation from Republican figures, including Senators John Cornyn and Markwayne Mullin, who described the remarks as disgraceful. The incident has sparked a broader conversation about political decorum and the treatment of disabilities in political discourse. Crockett's lack of an apology and previous contentious remarks have further fueled the controversy, highlighting the divisive nature of modern political rhetoric.