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Today, Explained

Jasmine Crockett isn’t backing down

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Rep. Jasmine Crockett wants you to know she comes by her controversies and clap-backs honestly. This episode was produced by Jesse Ash, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado and Hady Mawajdeh, mixed by Shannon Mahoney and hosted by Astead Herndon. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) at a SiriusXM Town Hall. Photo by Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for SiriusXM. You can also watch this episode on video at youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hi and welcome to today Explained Saturday.

0:45.3

I'm a Stenherndon, and every week I'll be talking to someone in the news, in the culture,

0:49.6

or just exploring an idea I can't get out of my head.

1:02.0

Music or just exploring an idea I can't get out of my head. Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett is a bona fide political star.

1:05.5

In just two terms here in Washington, D.C., as a member of the House of Representatives,

1:10.0

she's turned herself into a

1:11.2

national name known for her sharp attacks against President Trump, her Republican colleagues,

1:15.9

and even some Democrats. But while the social media fame has gotten her millions and millions

1:21.4

of followers, it's also turned her into a little bit of a lightning rod, a favorite target of some

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