Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a Democrat from Texas, is facing criticism on social media and has been dubbed the “worst candidate” after she mistakenly attempted to connect the Republican Party with Jeffrey Epstein’s donations during a speech on the House floor.
This came on the heels of some Epstein-related documents being released, which prompted scrutiny of U.S. Virgin Islands Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett for her interactions with a disgraced investor during a 2019 hearing about President Donald Trump’s potential conflicts of interest.
Several House Democrats rallied to defend Plaskett amid Republican calls for her censure. Crockett, however, tried—unsuccessfully—to allege that the Republican Party had connections to Epstein.
Crockett claimed her team reviewed Federal Election Commission (FEC) records, asserting that EPA Administrator and former New York congressman Lee Zeldin received campaign contributions from Epstein. But the funds actually came from a different Jeffrey Epstein, drawing ire from both sides towards Crockett.
A Democratic strategist remarked, “If you want to waste $50 million and lose by 15 points, Crockett’s your candidate,” signaling frustration with her remarks. Crockett has hinted she may consider a run against Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas before the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
The strategist added, “She’s got no shot at winning the Texas Senate race, which only highlights why she’s possibly the worst candidate.” Meanwhile, Republicans were quick to criticize her performance.
Republican strategist Matt Whitlock tweeted, “Crockett should be censured, and her team should be fired. It’s astonishing to come to the floor with such serious, unfounded accusations.”
Chuck Ross, an investigative reporter, pointed out that politicians typically leave investigations to experts, suggesting Crockett’s blunder reflected poorly on her understanding of FEC filings.
Former New York Republican Congresswoman Nan Hayworth added that Crockett misrepresented Epstein’s past donor connections with various Republican figures.
Zeldin responded directly to Crockett’s inaccuracies, clarifying that another individual named Jeffrey Epstein was the one who made the donations.
Crockett also implicated others in her accusations, including Mitt Romney, the National Republican Congressional Committee, George Bush, John McCain, and Sarah Palin, asserting they too had received donations from the disgraced financier.
Frustrated by the discussion’s direction, Crockett remarked on the House floor, “Why is the focus on Stacey Plaskett instead of Trump’s relationship with Epstein?” She characterized Trump and Epstein as “best friends” as a resolution to censure Plaskett was put forward.
Crockett recently faced another fact-check regarding her claims that Republicans were concealing information about Trump’s ties to Epstein’s criminal actions.
In a CNN interview, Crockett alleged that Republicans had redacted crucial details from Epstein’s documents, but hosts quickly corrected her, noting that it was, in fact, Democrats who had blacked out the name of one of Epstein’s accusers and who had not implicated Trump in any wrongdoing.
Conservative radio host Vince Colyanese commented on Crockett’s CNN misstep, saying, “She’s trying to create a conspiracy theory on the spot about the Democrats’ insensitive behavior. Where have we seen this before? Every fabricated scandal related to Trump often unfolds the same way.”
Crockett did not respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.
