Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett unleashed an unhinged and egotistical rant on national television Tuesday, insisting she is one of the “535 most powerful people in this country” and complaining that everyday Americans are showing her “disrespect” by failing to treat her as an untouchable elite.

Crockett made the comments during an appearance on “The Sherri Show,” hosted by Sherri Shepherd, while discussing criticism of Black women in Congress.

“Some people are just like, ‘Oh, but you’re a congresswoman.’ I’m a Black woman first,” Crockett declared.

The soon-to-be former politician added, “So, the level of disrespect that is continuously lobbed against us as Black women, for me, I’m like, wait a minute now. I am one of the 535 most powerful people in this country!”

Crockett went on to demand that everyday Americans know their place beneath her.

“And for some reason you think we’re on the same level, but you’re going to disrespect me? Like, it’s not going to happen!” Crockett asserted.

WATCH:

LMFAO! Rep. Jasmine Crockett is being mocked for MELTING DOWN at everyone “disrespecting” her because “I am one of the 535 most POWERFUL people in this country”

Is she serious

“The level of disrespect continuously lobbed against us as black women, you know, for me, I’m… pic.twitter.com/BxsU0wleNl

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 30, 2026

The interview has drawn swift backlash and criticism on social media, with commenters explaining that members of Congress are public servants elected by the American people, not royalty above reproach.

Crockett’s latest outburst comes at a particularly awkward time, because in March, she was decisively defeated in the Democrat primary for U.S. Senate in Texas by state Rep. James Talarico.

The stunning loss ended her bid to move up from the House, leaving her as a lame-duck congresswoman heading into the final months of her term.

Crockett, a former public defender and civil rights attorney, first won election to Congress in a 2023 special election for Texas’s 30th District following the retirement of longtime Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson.

The loudmouth representative quickly gained national attention for her combative style in House hearings, most notably her viral exchanges with then-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans during Judiciary Committee proceedings.

WATCH:

Rep. Jasmine Crockett yells obnoxiously during committee meeting, indirectly tells Marjorie Taylor Greene she has a “bad-built, butch body.”

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Crockett has consistently forced race and gender into every political dispute she has.

Thankfully, we won’t have to listen to her for much longer.

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Keep your enemies closer?

We have been reporting here on TGP on how the corruption scandal involving Volodymyr Zelensky’s close friend and partner Timur Mindich shook Kiev’s political landscape.

Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAPO exposed a $100 million embezzlement and kickback scheme at the state nuclear energy company Energoatom, which led to Mindich fleeing justice to Israel.

To survive the political crisis, the all-powerful chief of staff Andriy Yermak was sacrificed by the regime, and Zelensky appointed in his place Kirill Budanov, head of Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), and his moderate critic.

Read: Ukrainian Press Publishes New Leaked Recordings of Corrupt Fugitive Timur Mindich Lobbying Top Officials, and Implicating His Friend and Partner ‘Vova’ Zelensky

As journalist and political analyst Vitaly Ryumshin detailed in RT, this has been a dangerous idea.

Budanov started in his new role keeping a low profile, but soon he started making public statements at odds with those of Zelensky.

“While the president has prepared the country for a prolonged conflict, Budanov has spoken of ongoing negotiations and suggested that peace may not be as distant as many assume. When Zelensky highlighted Ukraine’s technological breakthroughs, Budanov has downplayed them. He has also openly acknowledged the growing difficulties of mobilization, a rare admission from a senior official in a country at war.

At the same time, Budanov has been carefully constructing his public image. In Western media, he is presented as both a war hero and a pragmatic ‘dove’, a man who understands the need to bring the conflict to an end. For domestic audiences, his team promotes stories of personal bravery, portraying him as a hands-on commander who has taken part in operations and narrowly escaped danger.”

Budanov’s ambitions are well known in Kiev, with approval ratings that equal Valeriy Zaluzhny’s, and outpace Zelensky’s.

The former top spy is a new risk for Zelensky, ‘no longer a background figure but a key political actor’.

“The fault line may emerge over the question of negotiations with Russia. As the conflict drags on and the situation at the front becomes more difficult, a growing segment of the Ukrainian elite appears to favor some form of compromise. This sentiment increasingly clashes with Zelensky’s public stance.

History offers many examples of how such tensions can unfold. When a leadership persists in a course that significant parts of the elite consider untenable, pressure builds. Initially, this may take the form of calls for a change in direction. But in more acute cases, it can lead to demands for the leader himself to step aside, or to more drastic outcomes. This is what is often described as a ‘palace coup’.”

Read more:

Top Kiev Negotiator Budanov Says Russia and Ukraine Are Moving Towards a Peace Deal To End 4-Year War

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James Comey will appear in a federal courthouse in Greenville, North Carolina, on May 11 on criminal charges related to his Trump assassination Instagram post.

Just in: Ex-FBI director James Comey’s first appearance in NC on new criminal charges is set for May 11 in Greenville.https://t.co/v6Dw3iS3nE

— Ella Lee (@ByEllaLee) April 30, 2026

Comey was under arrest at his arraignment in a federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, earlier this week.

James Comey posted his threatening ‘8647’ Instagram post last May.

“Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” Comey said.

’86 47′ is a threat to ‘eliminate/kill’ the 47th president.

James Comey was indicted by a grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina on two felony counts:

COUNT ONE: Knowingly and willfully make a threat to take the life of, and to inflict bodily harm upon, the President of the United States;

COUNT TWO: knowingly and willfully did transmit in interstate and foreign commerce a communication that contained a threat to kill the President, Donald J. Trump

Read the indictment here.

Comey is facing up to 20 years in prison.

Federal prosecutors will seize James Comey’s book sale profits after he was indicted on two felony counts on charges related to his Trump assassination Instagram post.

The Justice Department issued a forfeiture notice because prosecutors believe Comey posted the ’86 47′ Trump threat to help with sales of his forthcoming book, “Red Verdict.”

“Upon conviction, the defendant shall forfeit to the United States any property, real or personal, which constitutes or is derived from proceeds traceable to the said offense,” the indictment read.

President Trump lashed out at Comey and said his ’86 47′ Instagram post meant “kill President Trump.”

““86” is a mob term for “kill him.” They say 86 him! 86 47 means “kill President Trump.”James Comey, who is a Dirty Cop, one of the worst, knows this full well! EIGHT MILES OUT, SIX FEET DOWN! Didn’t he also lie to the FBI about this??? I think so! President DJT” – Trump said on Truth Social.

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