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‘Unhinged’: Rep. Crockett Slams Trump’s Debate Performance

By Jake Beardslee · September 11, 2024

Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas criticized former President Donald Trump's performance in Tuesday night's debate against Kamala Harris, citing numerous inaccuracies in his statements.  GABY VELASQUEZ/ EL PASO TIMES / USA TODAY NETWORK

MSNBC aired footage of Republican Representative Byron Donalds from Florida in the post-debate spin room, where he appeared perplexed by Trump's unfounded claims about immigrants kidnapping and consuming pets.  Josh Morgan/USA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK

Crockett expressed disappointment in Donalds' response, which merely suggested Trump might have been confused.  Jasper Colt / USA TODAY NETWORK

Crockett stated, "The fact that he would not just say he may have been confused about a story because there's a different story that doesn't have anything to do with migrants whatsoever. He could have tried to do that. Instead, they just are trying to glaze over it."  Bob Daemmrich for American-Statesman via Imagn Content Services, LLC

The Texas representative described Trump's behavior during the debate as "unhinged," noting, "As he stood up there and made up lies, and then he went off on these crazy fantasies. Pretending as if — even if there was one person that had done that, why would you attribute an entire group of immigrants to potentially going out and stealing everybody's dogs and cats and eating them? That's insane!"  Josh Morgan / USA TODAY NETWORK

Crockett continued, "I don't know how you can watch this debate and be undecided."  Josh Morgan / USA TODAY NETWORK

"I could see how you walked in maybe undecided. After watching this, you have to be concerned that the most important position that we have in the world is president of the United States, and if we have somebody who literally doesn't know who our friends are and who is not our friends," Crockett concluded.  Megan Smith-USA TODAY