House Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has sparked a debate by sharing an AI-generated video of herself that appears to praise her as the ‘leader of the future’. The two-minute clip, featuring AI-animated photos of Crockett and her recent comments from a House hearing, was posted on her Instagram account. However, after inquiries from Fox News Digital, the video was taken down from her page. The clip, co-authored by her official account and another AI-themed Instagram page, has raised questions about her involvement in its creation. The video’s content praised her as a ‘Democratic champion’, highlighting her progressive stance and pushing back against perceived MAGA opposition.
Crockett, known for her bold remarks and interactions with Republican colleagues, continues to gain a strong following among the progressive left. She has been known for public comments that have pushed the boundaries of congressional decorum, even earning her censure threats from her Republican colleagues in the House. Crockett garnered controversy in late March for referring to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is in a wheelchair, as ‘Governor Hot Wheels’. She later clarified in a statement that she ‘wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition’, but she did not apologize.
She also appeared to cash in on a spat she was part of during a House Oversight Committee hearing last year, when her response to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., claiming Cro’ckett had ‘fake eyelashes’, was to mock Greene as having a ‘bleach blonde bad built butch body’. Crockett later moved to trademark the phrase through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The incident has intensified her visibility within progressive circles, as she continues to assert her position as a prominent figure in the Democratic Party.