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"During a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing, Crockett slammed President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and the mass raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. She also questioned the legitimacy of the intended focus of Wednesday’s hearing, which was titled “Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process.” “The idea that Trump and my Republican colleagues want to restore integrity and security in the visa process is actually a joke,” she said, adding, “Integrity is not revoking visas based on social media posts that hurts somebody’s little feelings.”
Crockett then pivoted to the first lady, charging that there’s been a “lack of integrity when it comes to the president’s family’s visas.” “Let me remind y’all that Melania, the first lady — a model, and when I say model, I’m not talking about Tyra Banks, Cindy Crawford or Naomi Campbell-level — applied for and was given an EB-1 visa.” Crockett then said that in order to obtain an EB-1 visa, also known as the “Einstein visa,” you’re supposed to have “some sort of significant achievement, like being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize or a Pulitzer,” she said, before listing off other examples of accolades. “Last time I checked, the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt,” Crockett said. “It doesn’t take an Einstein to see that the math ain’t math-ing here.”
Much of the right-wing attacks against Crockett on social media in response went beyond any criticism surrounding her opinions about the first lady — many comments about the congresswoman resorted to vile, racist and stereotypical attacks. People on X, formerly Twitter, called Crockett “ghetto trash,” and “low IQ.” Other X users made offensive remarks about the way she speaks. Deepak Sarma, an inaugural distinguished scholar in the public humanities at Case Western Reserve University, told HuffPost that Crockett’s remarks at Wednesday’s hearing were “merely pointing out the hypocrisy that is a fundamental part of the GOP/ MAGA’s position and platform....Interestingly it seems structurally like the belief in American exceptionalism, except here, exceptionalism is achieved by merely being born ‘white,’” they said. “Rules apply to others but not to the privileged.”"
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jasmine Crockett, with her deft criticism of privileged hypocrisy, is a national treasure.
Crockett then pivoted to the first lady, charging that there’s been a “lack of integrity when it comes to the president’s family’s visas.” “Let me remind y’all that Melania, the first lady — a model, and when I say model, I’m not talking about Tyra Banks, Cindy Crawford or Naomi Campbell-level — applied for and was given an EB-1 visa.” Crockett then said that in order to obtain an EB-1 visa, also known as the “Einstein visa,” you’re supposed to have “some sort of significant achievement, like being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize or a Pulitzer,” she said, before listing off other examples of accolades. “Last time I checked, the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt,” Crockett said. “It doesn’t take an Einstein to see that the math ain’t math-ing here.”
Much of the right-wing attacks against Crockett on social media in response went beyond any criticism surrounding her opinions about the first lady — many comments about the congresswoman resorted to vile, racist and stereotypical attacks. People on X, formerly Twitter, called Crockett “ghetto trash,” and “low IQ.” Other X users made offensive remarks about the way she speaks. Deepak Sarma, an inaugural distinguished scholar in the public humanities at Case Western Reserve University, told HuffPost that Crockett’s remarks at Wednesday’s hearing were “merely pointing out the hypocrisy that is a fundamental part of the GOP/ MAGA’s position and platform....Interestingly it seems structurally like the belief in American exceptionalism, except here, exceptionalism is achieved by merely being born ‘white,’” they said. “Rules apply to others but not to the privileged.”"
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jasmine Crockett, with her deft criticism of privileged hypocrisy, is a national treasure.