‘You Don’t Feel Bad?’: Fox Business Reporter Confronts Jasmine Crockett Over Her Refusal To Apologize To Gov Abbott

Fox Business congressional reporter Hillary Vaughn confronted Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett Wednesday night over her refusal to apologize to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for mocking his physical disability.

Crockett came under scrutiny for labeling Abbott as “Governor Hot Wheels,” given that the Texas governor became paralyzed from the waist down when he was 26 years old after a tree fell on his back and has spent decades in a wheelchair. As Vaughn pressed Crockett, the congresswoman claimed that she did not need to issue an apology because she addressed the comment publicly.

“You didn’t apologize, do you plan on apologizing?” Vaughn asked.

“Why would I apologize when I put out a statement?” Crockett replied. “My statement was clear.”

Crockett denied that she ever alluded to the governor’s condition, claiming in a Tuesday statement that she was referring to the “planes, trains and automobiles” that Abbott used to transfer illegal immigrants to communities “led by Black mayors.”

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Vaughn further asked if Crockett understands how her remark was seen as offensive.

“You were calling him ‘Governor Hot Wheels’ when he gets around in a wheelchair,” Vaughn continued. “Do you understand how that’s offensive to people?”