meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Rubin Report

The Real Reason Jasmine Crockett Doesn't Stand a Chance | Chip Roy

The Rubin Report

Emma Dog Productions

News, News Commentary

4.4486 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Dave Rubin of "The Rubin Report" talks to Rep. Chip Roy about why Texans will ultimately reject Jasmine Crockett's senate run; the challenges Republicans face heading into a new Congress; why Republicans need a clear legislative strategy focused on affordability, healthcare, and housing costs; why securing the southern border is essential to national sovereignty and housing supply; shifting Hispanic voter trends in Texas and his concerns about immigration policy; why Republicans need to go on offense; and much more.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Well, I mean, I've said before and quipped that the only Crockett we should be caring about in Texas is Davey Crockett.

0:05.8

And I mean, look, Jasmine Crockett is not going to be able to mobilize the people of Texas to back her for United States Senate.

0:13.8

That's just not a thing.

0:15.0

She's trying to grab a star and try to build up her brand and her ID.

0:19.3

We'll have a serious race, obviously, in the Senate and the primary and the Attorney General's

0:23.3

race.

0:23.6

I'm running for Attorney General.

0:25.0

Yeah, we'll get that.

0:25.9

And we'll go through that this spring.

0:27.7

And then we'll get busy.

0:29.1

We'll go beat Democrats and we'll be fine.

0:31.2

But people should be alert in Texas that if we don't deal with the issues that are

0:35.3

plaguing us, Democrats will take power.

0:45.0

All right, Texas Congressman, Chip Roy, what do you say on this chilly D.C. day before you get out of town?

0:52.6

I don't know. It's just the season, right? That's, no, it's good to be here. It could be with you, and I'm glad to have you in D of town. I don't know. It's the season, right?

1:12.8

That's, uh, no, it's good to be here. It could be with you and I'm glad to have you in D.C. How you feeling about these last few days as you guys tie everything together? Are you going to get some things done? Are you going to punt them to the new year? I'm getting, I'm getting all kinds of answers. I'm about 10 interviews in. Yeah, look, we'll pass a few things this week, but at the end of the day, we've got to have a plan when we come back in January, my opinion, the message I'm sharing with the White House, the message I'm sharing with leadership that did a lot of good things, the big beautiful bill. I think we held our own and pushing back on the Dems on the, their shutdown strategy, which is entirely political. You know, we've done some other good things, the Lake and Riley Act and stuff,

1:28.8

but we need to come back

1:29.9

and deal with the issues

1:31.0

the American people care their shutdown strategy which is entirely political. You know, we've done some other good things, the Lake and Riley Act and stuff, but we need to

1:29.5

come back and deal with the issues the American people care about, which, by the way, I mean, affordability is a real thing. Healthcare costs, a real thing. Housing costs, a real thing. And we need to address it for the people in addition to all the good stuff on the border. but we just got to keep doing what we're doing on the border and lean into the affordability

1:44.9

issue. If so, we'll have a good year, but we got to lead.

1:47.2

What do you make of people in addition to all the good stuff on the border. But we just got to keep doing what we're doing on the border and lean into the affordability

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Emma Dog Productions, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Emma Dog Productions and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.