Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) attempted to shut down a profile piece in The Atlantic after a reporter reached out to several of her Democrat colleagues and accidentally exposed her over-inflated sense of self-worth.
Reporter Elaine Godfrey explained that Crockett, upon learning other lawmakers had been contacted for comment on the controversial congresswoman, tried to shut down the piece altogether.
"As for her colleagues, four days before this story was published, Crockett called me to express frustration that I had reached out to so many House members without telling her first," Godfrey wrote.
The Texas Democrat threatened the reporter, insisting she was "shutting down the profile and revoking all permissions."
That's not how that works. That's not how any of this works.
Some interesting details from The Atlantic's profile of Rep. Jasmine Crockett:
— Amber Duke (@ambermarieduke) July 28, 2025
1. Her phone's lock screen is a photo of herself
2. She thought she deserved to be the top Dem on Oversight because she has the largest social media following
3. She tried to shut down the profile… pic.twitter.com/CvRlFtRNkd
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The point of contention seems to be that many members of her own party aren't fond of her message delivery. And Crockett didn't want that to get out. Godfrey contacted up to 33 Democrats for what should have been a glowing profile piece, and they either didn't respond or declined to comment outright. Ringing endorsements from high-ranking Dems were few and far between.
Meanwhile, some senior staff members did comment, but only anonymously, by indicating that Crockett is viewed as "undisciplined" and sometimes a "loose cannon" who "cause(s) headaches for other members."
Yikes.
As for that over-inflated sense of self-worth? Much of the profile piece focused on Crockett's failed attempt to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee.
During the race, she complained how some colleagues "won’t even send me a text back” about the Oversight job and seemed genuinely surprised that she wasn't simply anointed to the position because she has a larger social media following than the other candidates.
“It’s like, there’s one clear person in the race that has the largest social-media following,” Crockett lamented.
Free advice to profile subjects: do not ever do this https://t.co/IeTs4jeYqO pic.twitter.com/36OIPXatBE
— Joe Perticone (@JoePerticone) July 28, 2025
The cringe just kept coming. And we reiterate that this was meant to be a glowing profile on how Jasmine is "a Democrat for the Trump era."
Crockett, it seems, has a lock screen photo of herself. A headshot. Barack Obama believes that's a little overly narcissistic. At one point, in front of the reporter, she sneered at food an aide had brought her from a fundraiser, complaining, “This looks like crap.”
Even better? Crockett claimed her entire foray into legal work began with alleged "racist" letters she received while at Rhodes College. A black female personal injury attorney represented her during a case involving those letters, a woman she describes as her "shero."
Again, though, Crockett attempted to keep the reporter from interviewing the source, saying she didn't remember her name. Somebody she considered a "shero" and she didn't know her name?
Godfrey attempted to track the lawyer down anyway. She found out the attorney couldn't recall if she had worked with Crockett on the case in question.
"She (shero) remembered the incident in broad terms but was not sure if she had worked on the case or with Crockett," Godfrey wrote, adding that "Rhodes College had no specific records of the incident."
The Atlantic reporter also points out that, contrary to Crockett's beliefs, she is not the political powerhouse she and the media would have you believe.
"Crockett does not have supporters so much as she has admirers," she wrote.
That was borne out when she finished dead last in a vote to recommend the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee to their caucus. Crockett sheepishly withdrew her name from the race, stunned that her social media following didn't carry the day.
Editor’s Note: The Democrat Party has never been less popular as voters reject its globalist agenda.
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