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Jasmine Crockett: “It's my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, Courtney…”

Featuring: Jasmine Crockett, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 30

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Published June 9, 2026 | Video Starts at 24:43

Like when something happens, it's really supposed to be about what all happened in that moment, not like your whole life and that kind of stuff under certain circumstances. And It's my understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, Courtney, they didn't know each other, like the, the deceit. So they didn't know each other. So getting into the history of like their relationship, there wasn't one. Right. (24:43–24:50)

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