US Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) has established a reputation for making wildly inappropriate comments about her rivals, including Greg Abbott, her state’s paraplegic Republican governor.

Most recently, she offered a tortured argument that ended with her conclusion that Abbott is actually one of the “diversity, equity, and inclusion” hires that many in the Republican Party have railed against in recent years.

Fox News provided coverage of her comments:

“It was a tree that ended up making [Abbott] a part of the DEI class, just so y’all know. He is DEI, yes, because he is uniquely-abled, or actually he ain’t abled, child,” said Crockett in a video posted to her X account on Wednesday.

Crockett claimed Abbott became “wealthy after legislation allowed him to sue” following an incident when a tree fell and crippled him while on a jog. The incident left Abbott partially paralyzed and wheelchair-bound at the age of 26.

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Crockett’s comments on Abbott’s disability follow outrage over her “Governor Hot Wheels” remark in 2025, which the lawmaker denied was tied to the Republican governor’s disability.

Plenty of social media users took issue with her rhetoric:

But perhaps the best response came from Abbott himself:

If you’d already forgotten about her “Hot Wheels” jab, here’s a flashback to the Texas Tribune‘s article from just over a year ago:

“Jasmine Crockett is the perfect spokesperson for today’s Democrats — out of touch and completely unhinged,” said Mike Marinella, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee. “When you’ve got no message and no agenda, all that’s left is hate.”

U.S. Rep. Randy Weber, R-Friendswood, plans to file a motion to censure Crockett on Wednesday, according to a draft of the motion obtained by the Tribune.

Crockett made the remark during a dinner in Los Angeles hosted by the Human Rights Campaign, a pro-LGBTQ rights organization. Addressing the crowd, she quipped: “Y’all know we got Gov. Hot Wheels down there. Come on now. And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot ass mess, honey.”

Abbott has used a wheelchair for over 40 years. He was struck by a falling tree in 1984 while jogging, crushing multiple vertebrae. He was 26 at the time.

Crockett is not the first to land in hot water after mocking Abbott’s disability. Then-Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt apologized in 2019 after she said Abbott “hates trees because one fell on him.” Eckhardt is now a state senator. Two staffers of Empower Texans, a right-wing advocacy group, drew condemnation from their fellow Texas Republicans in 2020 after audio surfaced of them cursing out the governor and deriding his disability.

And here’s another dose of her politically charged putdowns:

What do you reckon?

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