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Trump calls Crockett's Senate campaign a 'gift to Republicans' in Texas

Crockett entered the Texas Senate race and said she believes she can win and will stand up to Trump.

Trump calls Crockett's Senate campaign a 'gift to Republicans' in Texas
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
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Dec 9, 2025
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President Donald Trump called Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign a “gift to Republicans” and criticized her qualifications. Crockett has entered the 2026 Texas Senate race, saying she believes she can win and will stand up to Trump.

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Texas representative and Senate candidate

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President criticizing Crockett’s Senate campaign

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Texas state representative and Democratic Senate candidate

Wesley Hunt
R · TX-38

Texas representative and Republican Senate candidate

Ken Paxton
R · TX

Texas attorney general and Republican Senate candidate

John Cornyn
R · TX · SEN

Texas senator whose seat Crockett is seeking

Colin Z. Allred
Former U.S. Representative (D-TX)

Former representative who left the Senate race and launched a House campaign

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Jasmine Crockett Launches Texas Senate Campaign

Outlets agree that Rep. Jasmine Crockett launched a campaign for the U.S. Senate in Texas and entered the Democratic primary. Left-leaning outlets frame her candidacy as a historic opportunity and emphasize her challenge to Trump and affordability message. Center outlets mostly focus on the reshaped field and her campaign priorities, though some coverage centers critics’ doubts. Right-leaning outlets foreground perceived vulnerabilities, criticism of her style, and questions about her general-election prospects.

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