Prominent Black women online were quick to defend Crockett and call out the scrutiny of Crockett’s campaign spending.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett is being scrutinized by conservative media over some of her campaign expenses, with headlines suggesting the Texas Congresswoman is living lavishly on donor contributions.
“Woke ‘defund the police’ Democrat Jasmine Crockett spent $50,000 on private security,” reads a headline from the British tabloid Daily Mail.
Crockett has never endorsed defunding the police or used the term, but has called for resources to be re-allocated for non-violent public safety emergencies like mental health interventions. The Daily Mail also did not mention in its reporting that Crockett, a high-profile lawmaker, receives death threats and pays out of pocket because Congress does not provide enough security funding for members.
Another headline about Crockett from Fox News reads: “Far-left firebrand spends eye-popping amount of campaign cash on luxury hotels, ‘top-tier’ limo services.”
The story highlights expenses nearing $75,000 on security, “luxury” hotels, and transportation, including limousine services. Such expenses, which are legal under Federal Election Commission (FEC) rules, are not unusual for members of Congress.
Prominent Black women online were quick to defend Crockett and call out the scrutiny of Crockett’s campaign spending.
Author and podcaster Demetria Lucas noted that the scrutiny of itemized expenses was directly from the FEC’s website, which has been publicly available for weeks.
“There are over 1000 entries of Crockett’s spending this year. What’s not mentioned in these media reports is she primarily flies Southwest and Alaska Airlines, mostly gets around in Uber and Lyft, and stays at Marriotts and Homewood Suites. Most of her travel is back and forth to… Texas [Crockett’s home state],” said Lucas.
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