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Crockett Blames Republicans for Funding White Supremacy

5/21/2026

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett said Republican witnesses enable white-supremacist groups, using U.S. President Donald Trump’s pardons to fund extremism.
May 20, 2026 hearing “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate”, Tony Perkins, Tyler O’Neil, and Dr. Carol Swain refused to call Proud Boys or Neo-Nazis white-supremacist.
Crockett cited victims such as Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, linking their deaths to Republican rhetoric.
Jim Jordan ended the hearing when Crockett’s time expired.

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett said Republican witnesses enable white-supremacist groups, using U.S. President Donald Trump’s pardons to fund extremism.
May 20, 2026 hearing “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate”, Tony Perkins, Tyler O’Neil, and Dr. Carol Swain refused to call Proud Boys or Neo-Nazis white-supremacist.
Crockett cited victims such as Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, linking their deaths to Republican rhetoric.
Jim Jordan ended the hearing when Crockett’s time expired.