By Katherine Tinsley
3:08am PDT, Mar 27, 2025
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Jasmine Crockett spoke at a dinner for the Human Rights Campaign on Saturday, March 22, where she threw jabs at Greg Abbott.
"We in these hot-a** Texas streets, honey," Crockett said.
"Y'all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there, Come on now! And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot a** mess, honey," she added.
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Greg Abbott has been paralyzed since 1984, and social media users viewed Jasmine Crockett's comments as insensitive to the governor's condition.
"This woman is trash," conservative content creator
Charlie Kirk said on X.
"Now Crockett is making fun of a disabled person. @JasmineForUS
is absolute trash and should be censured," another said. "There's absolutely no place in Congress for a hate-filled moron like her."
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However, Jasmine Crockett defended her words on X.
"I wasn't thinking about the governor's condition — I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable," she claimed in an X post on Tuesday, March 25. "At no point did I mention or allude to his condition."
"I'm even more appalled that the very people who unequivocally support [Donald] Trump — a man known for racially insensitive nicknames and mocking those with disabilities — are now outraged," she wrote.
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Meanwhile, Jasmine Crockett's office doubled down on her sentiments.
"The Congresswoman, in no way, meant any harm toward the Governor OR meant to take lightly any medical conditions that he may have," a spokesperson said in a statement.
"The Congresswoman has and will continue to advocate for the needs of our disabled neighbors across TX-30, the State of Texas, and our Country as a whole," they added.
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Greg Abbott also responded to Jasmine Crockett's comments while on Fox News.
"It's another day and another disaster by the Democrats. The reality is they have no vision, no policy. They have nothing to sell but hate, and Americans are not buying it," the Republican told Sean Hannity.
"It's one reason why Texas is going to remain red," he added.
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Jasmine Crockett's fans pointed out the inconsistencies in the public's response to her.
"Stop with the performative outrage MAGA," one X user wrote. "You're not offended by Jasmine Crockett calling Greg Abbott, Governor Hot Wheels."
"You had no issues with voting in a rapist, racist, habitual liar and felon into the presidency," they continued. "I thought y'all liked it when people tell it like it is?"
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Jasmine Crockett's followers also pointed out that supporters of Donald Trump and the Republican party have used dog whistles and racial innuendos toward the civil rights attorney.
"Don't let Jasmine Crockett calling Greg Abbott 'Governor Hot Wheels' distract you from his desire to take healthcare away from Texas women & children," someone stressed. "Don't let that distract you from how his state is 41st in education."
"MAGA is mad that Rep. Jasmine Crockett referred to Greg Abbott as 'Hot Wheels,'" another wrote. "Remember, these are the same people who refer to her as 'ghetto trash.'"
