Former Rep. Susan Wild Slams Rep. Jasmine Crockett as a 'Narcissistic Drama Queen' Over Endorsement Snub Amid Texas Senate Race Tension
Crockett was criticized for leaving James Talarico off her PAC’s endorsements and said she would focus on down-ballot races.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYRadarOnline is a tabloid-style outlet, and the article’s sensational framing and limited sourcing do not demonstrate the transparency or depth associated with stronger newsrooms. It includes an attributed author and quotes from social media, but offers little independent reporting.
- Source type — Tabloid-style coverage, despite being categorized as national news.
- Editorial standards — Sensational language and limited contextual reporting weaken confidence in editorial rigor.
- Author attribution — An author is named, and key statements are attributed to their speakers.
- Transparency — The article identifies social-media posts as sources but gives little information about its reporting process.
The article supplies quotes and some dated events, but much of its account relies on social-media posts and unsourced descriptions of criticism. It provides little independent context or response from the people criticizing Crockett.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The story is largely framed around criticism of Crockett. It includes Crockett’s response and some of her explanation, but provides little independent context or substantive support for the opposing perspectives.
- Counterarguments presented — Crockett’s response appears, but the criticism is more prominent and is not substantially examined.
- Loaded language — The headline and article foreground a personal insult and use sensational framing.
- Source diversity — Most evidence consists of social-media statements, with little independent sourcing.
- Omitted context — The article offers limited context about the endorsement decision or the competing campaign perspectives.
The piece frames Crockett negatively and foregrounds Wild’s criticism, but it does not make a clearly discernible left-right argument. Its critical tone is not, by itself, evidence of a partisan lean.
- Framing — The story emphasizes the endorsement dispute and criticism of Crockett.
- Language tone — The headline and article use inflammatory language, largely in attributed quotations.
- Source selection — The article relies heavily on statements from social media and does not establish a clear partisan source pattern.
Former Rep. Susan Wild attacked Rep. Jasmine Crockett over Crockett’s decision not to endorse James Talarico, the winner of the Texas Democratic Senate primary. Crockett defended her approach and said she would focus on down-ballot races.
Wild called Crockett a “narcissistic drama queen” in an X post after Crockett’s PAC listed 14 endorsed candidates on September 28 without including Talarico. The article also reports that Crockett said she would not campaign with Talarico and would instead focus on down-ballot races.
Crockett later criticized her critics and news media in an X post, and cited an earlier message congratulating Talarico on becoming the Senate nominee. The article also reports that she presented Chris Brown with recognition in the Congressional Record at a September 12 concert, prompting criticism and a thank-you from Brown.
Community verdict
3 VOTESPeople in this story
SWIPE →Representative criticized over her endorsement choices and campaign approach
Former representative who criticized Crockett
Wild's version of this story ↗Senate candidate who won the Democratic primary and was not included in Crockett’s endorsements
Former Texas candidate referenced in Crockett’s remarks about campaigning
Part of a bigger story
3 OUTLETSSusan Wild criticized Jasmine Crockett after Crockett’s PAC released an endorsement list that omitted James Talarico. The articles also discuss Crockett’s approach to the Texas Senate race and her response to the criticism. Right-leaning outlets foreground Wild’s personal criticism and the insult directed at Crockett; the other articles also recount Crockett’s response, and one raises the dispute’s possible effect on the Senate race.
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