A.G. Gancarski
Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds says a colleague of his in Congress crossed the line with a personal attack.
“Here’s what I’m going to say first and foremost: don’t talk about my wife. Keep my wife out of this. It ain’t got nothing to do with her,” the gubernatorial candidate said on the Joe Pags Show.
Donalds was responding to comments from June 2024 that U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas made about him and his wife, Erika Donalds.
“The fact that (you’re) sitting around talking about life was better under Jim Crow, like, is this because you don’t understand history or literally it’s because you married a White woman? And so you think that that whitewashed you?” Crockett said of Donalds, relating to comments he made about the Jim Crow era for Black families.
Crockett has been a lightning rod for criticism from the Right in recent weeks, and the excavation of old soundbites has been part of that strategy.
“I feel like they give him his talking points and he’s like, ‘Yes, massa, I got it,’” Crockett said during the same segment, as transcribed by Mediaite.
During Tuesday’s radio hit, Donalds questioned her authenticity.
“In my view, she’s acting or, you know, how we would say in the community, she’s putting on, she’s putting on a show,” Donalds said.
“The truth of the matter is that the reason why Jasmine’s out there doing all this is because she’s found newfound celebrity, I guess, on their side of the aisle. And so she’s leaning into it.”
He then argued that Crockett’s breezy talk about a mixed marriage “demonstrates … the racism in the Democrat Party.”
“They don’t have a problem when Kamala Harris is married to a White man or when Ketanji Brown Jackson is married to a White man, as long as they subscribe to the politics of the Democratic left. As long as you do that, everything is fine. But if you’re a conservative, but your spouse happens to be White or of another race, then all of a sudden it’s a problem. This is the racism that occurs in the Democrat Party. I’m sick of it, tired of the BS.”
Donalds accused Crockett of ducking debates and urged her to “find a show” and the two could exchange views and “sit there and do it.”
“We’ll have a good time along the way,” Donalds said. “And you’ll be defeated very quickly.”
16 comments
BJOHNM
April 2, 2025 at 9:34 am
It’s not racism, nor was it an attack on you for marrying a white woman. Stop trying to deflect. She was calling you out for your support of Jim Crow laws, which would have prevented you from marrying the woman you married. Grow up and the BS that you spout.
Dominic
April 2, 2025 at 1:17 pm
First of all you could havent seen his actual comments. Secondly it was an attack on his wife. Her being white has nothing to do with anything. Its pathetic as are her supporters
MH/Duuuval
April 2, 2025 at 1:35 pm
You have Byron’s comments? Tell us where.
just sayin
April 4, 2025 at 7:11 am
He was specifically speaking about how the Black family unit was much more intact before desegregation. I don’t there’s much causation between the two, and I think it’s a bad argument, but I don’t think it justifies the usual racist attacks against Black people who don’t think the white progressives think they should.
Ted Seay
April 8, 2025 at 6:12 pm
Much clearer causation between the destruction of the black family unit in America and the Great Society welfare state that disincentivized marriage and hard work.
Stoner Smasher
April 3, 2025 at 7:39 am
“Whitewashing in the context of a person originally referred to someone who looked down on their heritage culture and talked down about it — this is internalized racism and should be called out.”
“Whitewashing is a form of racial discrimination”
Please learn what Whitewashing means before typing out an idiotic statement like you did.
Idiot
April 2, 2025 at 9:53 am
Crockett and ocasio for president and Vice President! Criminals rule! Defund the police! Hamas is great! Little boys should be little girls! Violence is awesome! Elon is a nazi!
MH/Duuuval
April 2, 2025 at 1:28 pm
Stifle, Peachy.
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Peachy
April 2, 2025 at 10:08 am
Jasmine ain’t fooling me. That’s Cardi B. Now sing that song Cardi, WAP.
PeterH
April 2, 2025 at 11:37 am
Donalds vs DeSantis……🤡🤡🤡
Republicans are America’s worst enemy! Vote all Republicans out of office!
MH/Duuuval
April 2, 2025 at 1:33 pm
This is one of Byron’s abiding problems: How to balance the actual history of Jim Crow with his own rise in a nearly white MAGA party. (Hint: Uncle Tim Scott might have some sound advice.)
His wife, by the by, is a school “choice” scammer.
Diane WalshBarberesi
April 3, 2025 at 1:35 pm
While you are all fighting each other, king if the road just guaranteed an increase in your daily bills. This is hurting everyone.
S Dunn
April 3, 2025 at 1:57 pm
crotch it is a disgrace to God to TX to country to woman most of all to herself and will never suceed blk woman most of all claiming a Christian out there spreading hate/discontent and not love/peace. what shes promoting distrucyoon yo Elon and Trump will according to scripture wil be returned 7 fold i doubt shes got yhat much $. no more cheap fake lashes/nails/hair. in prison. she can marry someone in of like mind/actions.
Sun
April 6, 2025 at 4:08 pm
Crockett that takes a name from Crockett and still lives in someone else’s past…using it for hers self today to justify ..some of her nasty attitude stinks
Skeptic
April 7, 2025 at 11:53 am
I suppose it is to late, but if Donalds wanted others to keep his wife out of it, he should keep her out of it. As long as she is publicly speaking about his campaign, she will be the target of scrutiny and, potentially, MAGA-style misinformation. Sometimes the best answer if you are (or your spouse is) a snowflake is to STFU.
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