A heated exchange at a Human Rights Campaign event in Los Angeles puts Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett at the center of a growing controversy.
According to Free Beacon, Rep. Crockett's recent remarks calling Texas Governor Greg Abbott "hot wheels" contradict her explanation that the comment referred to his migrant busing policy, as evidence shows she endorsed similar derogatory comments about the wheelchair-bound governor in 2021, before the policy began.
The controversy erupted after Crockett's speech at the 2025 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner, where she made inflammatory comments about Abbott.
Her remarks quickly went viral, prompting widespread criticism and calls for accountability. The timing of her previous social media activities has raised questions about the sincerity of her explanation.
Crockett's social media history shows multiple instances of engaging with posts mocking Abbott's disability. In June 2021, she "liked" a Facebook comment referring to Abbott as "hot wheels" and responded with a heart emoji to another similar comment. These interactions occurred approximately a year before Abbott implemented his controversial migrant busing program.
The congresswoman's digital footprint includes additional endorsements of such rhetoric. In July 2021, she positively reacted to a comment encouraging her to "Keep making Gov Hot Wheels Mad." These documented interactions contradict her recent defense of her controversial remarks.
During the Human Rights Campaign event, Crockett delivered the following statement:
We in these hot ass Texas streets, honey. Y'all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there. Come on now! And the only thing hot about him is that he's a hot-ass mess, honey! Yes, yes, yes, yes!
Governor Abbott's use of a wheelchair stems from a tragic accident in 1984. While jogging during his law school years, an oak tree suddenly broke and fell on him, causing severe injuries that left him paralyzed from the waist down. The incident also resulted in significant internal organ damage.
Despite his disability, Abbott has maintained an active political career in Texas. His implementation of the migrant busing policy in 2022 has been a source of controversy and political debate, particularly among Democratic opponents.
Crockett's recent public statements indicate an increasingly confrontational approach toward Republican opponents. In a joint interview with NBC 5's Phil Prazan and Dallas Morning News' Gromer Jeffers, she advocated for a more aggressive Democratic strategy. She defended her combative stance by pointing to what she described as a "lawless and disrespectful" administration.
Following the viral spread of her comments, Crockett attempted to reframe her "hot wheels" reference. She claimed it was directed at Abbott's transportation policies rather than his disability. However, her previous social media activities have complicated this explanation.
The Texas congresswoman finds herself at the epicenter of a heated political debate following her controversial remarks about Governor Greg Abbott at the Human Rights Campaign event in Los Angeles.
Her previous social media activities from 2021, showing engagement with posts mocking Abbott's disability, have undermined her explanation that the "hot wheels" comment referred to his migrant busing policy. The incident has intensified discussions about political discourse and the treatment of disabilities in public debate, with Crockett's office remaining silent on requests for additional comment.
