Rep. Jasmine Crockett Calls Donald Trump A “Thug” In The White House

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) shares a harsh critique of President Donald Trump as he continues his second term in the White House. According to The Hill, Crockett explained to MSNBC’s Alex Witt that POTUS is attempting to “get rid” of governmental checks and balances, made possible by the three branches of government.

“It’s a cleansing,” explained the 43-year-old. “When Democrats got out there and we said that our democracy was really at risk, people were like, ‘Democrats, you’re out there, you’re gaslighting. It’s not our democracy.’ Well, he did say he’d be a dictator on Day 1.”

She continued to elaborate, “We talked about Project 2025. We talked about the consolidation of power. We talked about how he wanted to be a king. We talked about, in a democratic republic, that is not what it is,” adding, “We have some sort of checks and balances, and he is doing everything that he can to get rid of those checks and balance. The DOJ [Department of Justice] and the people that he’s going after were simply doing their jobs.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, Crockett declared, “Let me tell you: We have a thug in charge of the United States. And if we don’t wake up, we may not have a United States, because right now he has only been successful in being a divider in chief.”

On the White House website, Trump’s priorities are categorized as follows: make America Safe Again, make America affordable and energy dominant again, drain the swamp, and bring back American values. Since taking office less than a month ago, Trump has made widely criticized decisions regarding immigration, transgender rights, diversity, equity and inclusion, global policy, and more.

“The problem is that Americans thought that it was OK to take a full-fledged criminal and make him the president of the United States, and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things,” shared Crockett.