GOP Rep Who Was Right Next To Jasmine Crockett When She Swiped At Cameraman Disputes Dem’s Tale

Republican Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett disputed Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s account of her altercation with a conservative activist during a brief interview with the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday.

Activist Laura Loomer alleged Crockett “physically attacked and assaulted” a member of her team Tuesday while the Texas Democrat refused to answer a question about condemning the recent spate of violent attacks on Tesla dealerships. Crockett has since painted herself as the victim of the interaction, claiming the cameraman sought to “invade safety for a soundbite.” Burchett, who was walking with Crockett during the exchange, disputed his Democratic colleague’s account and criticized her decision to grab the cameraman’s phone as the activist pressed her to condemn the Tesla attacks.

Burchett told the DCNF the incident was “very unfortunate” and said unequivocally that Crockett should not have put her hands on the activist.

“It was a bad situation. She should not have grabbed that guy’s phone whatsoever,” Burchett told the DCNF. “Everybody’s in everybody’s face over here, but that’s part of the game. You gotta live with it, you gotta be adults.”

“That’s why there’s courtrooms,” Burchett added as he walked up the Capitol steps.

Crockett claimed in a post on X that Burchett put himself in between herself and the activist to ensure she made it to the committee room safely.

“In a time of division, he put respect and safety first and I appreciate it,” Crockett wrote on X.