Far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer labeled Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) as a “ghetto Black b****” after the congresswoman called out white lawmakers for supporting a resolution honoring late conservative figure Charlie Kirk.
Loomer made the racist comment following Crockett’s Sunday (September 21) appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union,” where she said it “hurts” that only two white lawmakers voted against a House resolution to honor Kirk, who was fatally shot earlier this month.
“It hurts my heart that we have ghetto black bitches who hate America serving in Congress,” Loomer wrote on X alongside a clip of Crockett’s CNN appearance.
The House passed the resolution on Friday (September 19) to honor the “life and legacy” of Kirk, the founder of conservative group Turning Point USA, who was shot and killed earlier this month while speaking at Utah Valley University. While 58 Democrats voted against the resolution, only two were white, Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Mike Quigley (D-Ill.).
“When I saw the ‘no’ votes, there were only two Caucasians,” Crockett said Sunday on “State of the Union.” “For the most part, the only people who voted ‘no’ were people of color. Because the rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color.”
Kirk, who had a history of making racist remarks, previously said the Civil Rights Act was a “mistake” and claimed Black women lacked the “brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously.” He also promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories and suggested someone should bail out the man who violently attacked Paul Pelosi.
“It’s unfortunate that more of my colleagues — even on my side of the aisle — couldn’t see the amount of harm that this man was attempting to inflict upon our communities,” Crockett said.