Crockett Calls Alveda King GOP Prop in SPLC Hearing, Then Leaves Before 1 Rebuttal
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Crockett Calls Alveda King GOP Prop in SPLC Hearing, Then Leaves Before 1 Rebuttal
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Summary
Jasmine Crockett used her House hearing time to accuse Republicans of parading Alveda King as a "Doctor King" prop to blunt racism allegations while attacking the Southern Poverty Law Center.
White men became a focus of Crockett’s remarks as she said the GOP lacked diversity, argued people of color do not feel welcome there, and dismissed King as a conservative stand-in for Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.
Jim Jordan cut off Crockett when her time expired, and Republican Rep. Russell Fry then invited King to answer; King said she was emotional and rejected any suggestion she was illegitimate in the King family.
Fry said Crockett left the room off-camera before King could fully respond, capping a clash that also veered into Trump’s Charlottesville remarks, Charlie Kirk and Jeffrey Epstein.