Trump Oddly Says Jasmine Crockett Is Davy Crockett's Relative, Lawmaker Says President Is 'Already Missing Me'
Trump posted a sarcastic message linking Crockett to Davy Crockett, prompting a response from the representative.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, where this article appeared. The other scores rate the article itself.
The page reproduces an article that first appeared on Blavity, so the reporting organization is Blavity rather than Yahoo. The article identifies its author and relies on social media posts and contextual reporting, though the short piece offers limited sourcing.
- Transparency — The page identifies an author and names the source publication where the article first appeared.
- Author attribution — Christopher Rhodes is credited, and the article identifies the social media posts it discusses.
- Source type — The reporting originated with a digital news publication; Yahoo carries it as reproduced content.
- Editorial standards — The article supplies relevant context but offers limited sourcing and little independent verification.
The story quotes the social media posts and provides election and historical context, but relies largely on the posts themselves and one anonymous online commenter. It does not include a response from Trump or broader sourcing to establish the post’s motive.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article quotes Trump’s post and Crockett’s reply, but its framing and contextual choices are critical of Trump, with no countervailing perspective or response from him.
- Loaded language — The article characterizes the post as trolling and describes it as racist and bizarre.
- Counterarguments presented — Trump’s post is quoted, but the article provides no explanation or response from Trump beyond those words.
- Source diversity — The story uses the two politicians’ posts and an anonymous online comment, with limited independent voices.
- Omitted context — It does not provide a substantive account of Trump’s perspective or response.
The article’s framing is critical of Trump, describing his post as trolling and highlighting its racial context, while presenting Crockett’s response sympathetically. The overall language and selection of context tilt left.
- Language tone — Terms such as “trolling,” “racist” and “bizarre” convey a critical view of Trump’s post.
- Framing — The story emphasizes the post’s racial implications and presents Crockett as continuing her work despite the attack.
- Source selection — It includes Crockett’s response and an online commenter’s criticism, but no response from Trump.
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President Donald Trump posted a sarcastic message linking Rep. Jasmine Crockett to frontiersman Davy Crockett, and Crockett replied that Trump was “already missing” her. The article also recalls Crockett’s recent primary loss and planned departure from Congress.
Trump’s social media post sarcastically called Davy Crockett a distant relative of Jasmine Crockett and said he would be proud of her political success. The article describes the post as a taunt and notes that its video included a 1950s song with racist references to Native Americans.
Crockett replied that the president was “clearly already missing” her and said she would continue working on behalf of the public while she remained in Congress. The article says she lost the Democratic Senate primary to James Talarico, dropped her House reelection bid, and that Frederick Haynes III won the Democratic primary for her House district. Crockett also speculated that Trump’s post might relate to her questioning of Pam Bondi.
Community verdict
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- Readers of left-leaning coverage: 50% good look
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
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SWIPE →President who posted a taunt about Crockett
Representative targeted by Trump’s post and respondent to it
Crockett's version of this story ↗Democratic primary winner in the Texas Senate race
Attorney general referenced by Crockett
Democratic primary winner for Crockett’s House district
Part of a bigger story
4 OUTLETSTrump posted a message about Representative Jasmine Crockett that referenced Davy Crockett, and Crockett responded afterward. Left-leaning outlets cast the post as bizarre and raise questions about Trump's mental state and whether it was a racist, backhanded insult. Center outlets describe it as odd or sarcastic, while also focusing on its racial implications, Crockett's reply and her planned departure from Congress.
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