Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) swiftly responded Sunday to comments made by former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, who accused the congresswoman of encouraging attacks on billionaire Elon Musk. Bondi’s remarks, made during an appearance on Fox News, were quickly debunked by Crockett in a fiery rebuttal on MSNBC.
Bondi, a Trump ally and longtime conservative media presence, appeared on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo to defend Musk and his automotive company, Tesla, in response to Crockett’s participation in a protest effort.
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“And Maria, now you have this congresswoman, Crockett, who is calling for attacks on Elon Musk on her birthday. ‘Let’s take him out on my birthday,’ she says. And yet she turns and says, ‘Oh, I’m not calling for violence,’” Bondi said, referencing Crockett’s recent comments about a planned protest targeting Tesla.
She added, “Nothing will happen to Elon,” while accusing those involved of “domestic terrorism.” Later that day, Rep. Crockett addressed the claims during an interview with MSNBC’s Alex Witt, where she dismissed Bondi’s accusations as political theater.
“Yeah, so I’m actually going to say that I participated in a Tesla Takedown –– that is the name of the website,” Crockett explained. “And it was all about this large protest that they’re calling for, and this is a nonviolent protest that they’re calling for.” She continued, “And, in fact, when I was on there, which is why the attorney general had to say that I wasn’t calling for violence –– and it’s ridiculous that I even have to say something like that.”
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Crockett also noted the recent decline in Tesla’s market performance. “I’m excited to see that Elon Musk, that his money as it relates to Tesla, well, Tesla is tanking right now and I’m okay with that.” Making her point crystal clear for critics, she added, “So just in case the slow people listening decide to pick this up later, I just want to say that I have never promoted violence whatsoever.”
She then turned the focus back on Bondi and former President Donald Trump: “Yet I’ve also never made excuses for those violent acts, such as the ones on January 6th. So Pam Bondi, if you have an issue with terrorism, maybe you should talk to your boss about locking back up those guys that he let out that participated on January 6th.”
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