Ladies and gentlemen: the Democratic Party’s rising star.
According to a New York Post report, Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is under fire after appearing to jump the line ahead of two passengers in wheelchairs while boarding a flight out of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport this weekend.
Photos posted by House GOP Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-MI) show Crockett flanked by a police escort as she bypassed other travelers, including passengers in wheelchairs.
“SPOTTED: Jasmine Crockett with a taxpayer-funded police escort, cutting everyone in line — even making DISABLED people wait,” McClain wrote, slamming the Texas Democrat online.
“Nothing to see here, just the next leader of the Democrats, abusing her power.”
🚨🚨🚨 SPOTTED: Jasmine Crockett with a taxpayer-funded police escort, cutting everyone in line — even making DISABLED people wait.
Nothing to see here, just the next leader of the Democrats, abusing her power! pic.twitter.com/ulcJBXY1jo
— Lisa McClain (@LisaForCongress) May 4, 2025
From The New York Post:
Crockett, who landed in hot water for dubbing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “governor hot wheels” in a jab at his wheelchair status earlier this year, had been taking a flight from Atlanta back to Washington, DC, on Sunday.
The Post contacted Crockett’s office for comment.
Department of Transportation rules require airlines to give passengers with disabilities who need more time to get situated the ability to “board the airplane before other passengers.”
Conservative netizens quickly pilloried Crockett for leveraging her position as a congresswoman to score front-of-the-line access to the Delta flight.
“Why does Jasmine Crockett get a taxpayer funded police escort? Not to mention why she gets to cut in line ahead of people in wheelchairs,” Townhall columnist Phil Holloway jabbed on X.
“This entitlement is embarrassing,” X user Janine Thomas chided.
“Flying first class on our dime. Reminds me of the incident when Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee kicked a white lady out of her first class seat so that she could take it. I see a pattern here,” self-described “MAGA patriot” Fred Jones said on X.
This story is developing…
More over at The New York Post:
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused of ‘abusing her power’ at airport after she cut passengers in wheelchairs https://t.co/b3dlA5LVIS pic.twitter.com/R7kPGl7FWY
— New York Post (@nypost) May 6, 2025