'So frustrating': Jasmine Crockett calls out MTG over her apology for 'toxic politics'

One Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives is encouraging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to back up her words with her actions if she hopes to have her recent apology taken seriously.

In a Monday interview, CNN host Jake Tapper asked Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) what she thought about Greene's public apology for her role in contributing to "toxic politics" and her vow to lower the temperature in American political discourse. Tapper also wryly noted that Crockett once said Greene had a "bleach blonde, bad built, butch body" but only after Greene had insulted Crockett's appearance.

"The rivalry aside, you both agree on the Epstein thing," Tapper said. "This has put her on the outs with President Trump ... You posted: 'This almost feels like a moment where Marge should phone a friend. I'm here for you, girl.' Have you spoken? And what's your reaction to what she just said?"

Crockett responded that her post was meant to be taken as "sarcasm," but that "there's always a little bit of truth in jest." The Democratic congresswoman emphasized "we all need to pay attention to Trump and how he acts," calling him "the cause of all the confusion and the destruction that we have seen in politics." She also noted that political disagreements more often "turn violent," attributing that to Trump's effect on political discourse. She then pivoted to Greene's pledge to "put down the knives in poltics."

"I can appreciate what she says, but I'm going to have to see her actions," Crockett said. "... Where was this type of mood when we saw what happened to Mr. [Paul] Pelosi in his home, who's not even an elected official, but because somebody decided to go after Nancy Pelosi? ... We had local elected leaders murdered here recently, the former speaker of the house in Minnesota, like, where was this, right?"

"And so what is so frustrating for me with not only Marjorie, but MAGA as a whole is, they're in the find-out phase," she continued, referring to the popular slang phrase "f—— around, find out."

"And so now that it's hitting them, they're like, 'oh my gosh, this is awful.' But you should have looked at this externally and said, this is an awful environment!" she added.

The Texas lawmaker then reminded viewers that Fox News published a report about her spending tens of thousands of dollars on private security-related expenses "because of all of the hate that people like Marjorie and other MAGA [figures] put out there." She then lamented that both Trump and MAGA influencers like Laura Loomer were mocking Greene for needing security.

"If the president thinks this is a joke, then give us all the money back for the security that we pay for!" She said. "For him to go and golf or to go and wherever he is going, give us the money back. And maybe some Americans can get some healthcare, and maybe some children can get some food."

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