Do any of you actually buy her excuse? Come on.Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked her state’s governor during a weekend appearance, referring to Greg Abbott — who uses a wheelchair — as “Gov. Hot Wheels” while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles.
“You all know we got Gov. Hot Wheels down there. Come on, now,” Crockett, a Dallas Democrat, said about Abbott, a Republican, while addressing the Human Rights Campaign event. “And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot-ass mess, honey.”
Abbott was paralyzed in 1984 after a tree fell on him while he was running. The accident severely damaged Abbott’s spinal cord. Abbott, now 67, was elected in 2014.
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Crockett suggested Tuesday that she was not referring to Abbott’s condition. Instead, she posted on X that she was referring to Abbott’s policy of sending thousands of immigrants who were in Texas illegally to cities where local policy limits cooperation with federal immigration authorities, such as New York and Philadelphia.
“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,” the post stated.
What a liar. She should own up to her remark. If she were even halfway honest, she would say, “Yeah, I made fun of the governor’s handicap. So what? And don’t hold your breath expecting an apology. Grow some thicker skin.”
If she said that, I would have no problem with it. I make fun of people all the time. Just stop lying.
Tied with Fascist DerSantis for worst governor in America. "Hot Wheels" isn't much of a slur, anyhow. I could see a wheelchair user referring to themself with it. The lying is unfortunate, but most people will probably forget it faster than they would an admission to dissing the disabled. She's a pol, after all.
