Rep. Jasmine Crockett did not mince words after the Supreme Court stepped in to temporarily preserve Texas’ newly redrawn congressional districts, using a profanity-laced message to vent her outrage and warn of what she sees as a broader political strategy ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
In a video posted Sunday to her YouTube channel, the Texas Democrat accused President Donald Trump and Republicans of manipulating redistricting to entrench their power nationwide, according to Fox News.
Framing the fight as existential for American democracy, Crockett said conservative-controlled state governments were being used as tools to reshape the electoral map.
“Obviously, Trump is still doing his bidding with these state Houses and state Senates and governors’ mansions to try to rig the system,” Crockett said. “Kudos to Indiana for saying f— you. Kudos to California for saying we’re going to fight back.”
Her frustration extended directly to the nation’s highest court after it issued an order in December allowing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s new congressional maps to remain in place ahead of November’s elections. The redrawn districts are expected to net Republicans as many as five additional House seats.
Crockett aimed pointed criticism at the justices themselves, even as she singled out one conservative member for rebuking the Texas process.
“Definitely kudos to the Trump justice who wrote the 160-page opinion denouncing what took place in Texas and f— you to the Supreme Court for what they did as well as, you know, we’ll see what happens in some other places,” she said.
The new maps also shift Crockett out of her current congressional district, a development that came shortly before she announced a run for the U.S. Senate. While she did not explicitly link the two in her video, the timing underscored how personally consequential the ruling could be.
Elsewhere, Crockett pointed to actions in other states as evidence that redistricting battles are escalating nationwide. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has backed a ballot initiative aimed at creating five additional Democratic-leaning congressional districts, while Indiana’s Republican-controlled state Senate recently rejected a proposal that would have added two more GOP seats.
Beyond redistricting, Crockett used the video to renew her call for sweeping changes to the Supreme Court itself. Drawing on her work with the Court Reform Now Task Force in 2024, she argued that structural reforms are necessary to restore public trust.
“I just feel like there are certain spots on the Supreme Court that were illegitimately gotten for sure,” Crockett said. “So, I think if we’re going to shore up our democracy, we have to first start by shoring up the checks and balances. And so, that starts with the Supreme Court.”
For Crockett, the Texas ruling was not just a legal setback — it was a flashpoint in a growing national struggle over power, representation and the future of American elections.
