Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks during the first day of Democratic National Convention, Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
In a primetime speaking slot, Rep. Crockett posed a question to voters about their choices in the presidential election: “Who would you hire?”
As the Democratic National Convention kicked off in Chicago on Monday, Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crocket (D-Dallas) held a primetime speaking slot before thousands of delegates and the nation at large.
Crockett’s energetic and emotional speech highlighted the choices that voters have to make in November’s presidential election.
“Let’s compare their resumes shall we?” she asked. “[Kamala Harris] became a career prosecutor while [Donald Trump] became a career criminal, with 34 felonies, 2 impeachments, and one porn star to prove it.”
“For her entire career as an elected district attorney, attorney general, and senator, she’s always worked for one client: the people,” Crockett, a former public defender, said. “Meanwhile, he’s a 78-year-old lifelong predator, fraudster and cheat, known for inciting violent mobs.”
Rarely do first-term members of Congress receive a speaking slot at a National Convention, let alone one in primetime. But the choice further echoes a theme within the party since President Biden ended his campaign last month: passing the torch.
Crockett’s speech followed those from other young stars in the party, including New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Crockett further highlighted the difference in the Presidential candidates’ resumes on an issue that hits close to home for Texans: abortion.
“As women are dying, [Trump] is bragging about overturning Roe,” she said.
But “right now in Texas, they want to institute the death penalty. That is a problem. Kamala Harris is fighting for our reproductive rights to be restored.”
Crockett closed with “a bit of alliteration” that she heard was “back in style.”
“The question before us is, will a vindictive, vile, villain violate voters’ vision?”
