TX Congresswoman Defends Karmelo Anthony, Says Victim’s Family Wouldn’t Understand Pain Of Black Mothers
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🗓️ 10 June 2026
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Within hours of Karmelo Anthony’s first degree murder verdict, Texas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett defended Anthony’s use of a deadly weapon, saying if she had someone on top of her, she wouldn’t be limited to fists either. The problem, Crockett was comparing a much different scenario than what happened at that Texas high school stadium. Earlier, Crockett explained the fear black mothers have for their black sons, but seemingly dismissed the pain of the Austin Metcalf’s mother, creating a wave of negative, racially charged comments online.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.3 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:05.9 | Hey there, folks. It is Wednesday, July 10th, and an outgoing member of Congress has set off an interesting conversation by suggesting that she, too, might have stabbed Austin Matcalf. |
| 0:23.9 | And also suggesting that Austin Metcalf's parents don't understand what it's like for a black |
| 0:33.4 | mother in this country. |
| 0:35.7 | She, of course, making all these comments after the verdict and sentencing in the murder |
| 0:41.1 | trial of Carmelo Anthony. |
| 0:43.2 | And with that, welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. Robs as we speak here, it's getting |
| 0:47.5 | early evening here, but Jasmine Crockett, Congresswoman, Jasmine Crockett's name has been |
| 0:54.1 | one of the top trending topics all day and holy hell. |
| 0:59.0 | And look, it's unfortunate because some of what she's saying is understandable and actually could move a conversation in the direction that it needs to. |
| 1:13.8 | Unfortunately, while she's asking for understanding and asking folks to look through a different |
| 1:20.9 | lens, she's also denying a lens that Austin Metcalf's parents and family clearly are living. |
| 1:28.7 | Yeah, and this is a fascinating conversation. |
| 1:31.6 | In Robs, I heard some of her initial sound bites that were out, |
| 1:35.5 | and she made these comments on her podcast. |
| 1:38.8 | She had a panel discussion going. |
| 1:41.1 | So everybody at this point knows what's going on in Texas. |
| 1:43.7 | Carmelo Anthony, |
| 1:44.5 | 17 years old when he stabbed another 17 year old in the chest, Austin Medcalf at a track meet |
| 1:50.7 | when the two of them were beefing. Austin Metcalf dies. And now the jury just convicted Carmelo |
| 1:55.9 | of murder. And he's getting 35 years in prison. So a lot of comments and commentary out there about it. |
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