Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) is making headlines again — and not for the reasons she’d probably prefer.
According to a new Atlantic profile, Crockett tried to shut down the article entirely after learning that reporter Elaine Godfrey had dared to interview her congressional colleagues without getting her permission first. “She was, she told me, ‘shutting down the profile and revoking all permissions,’” Godfrey wrote, just days before publication. That’s not how journalism works — but apparently, Crockett thought she could control the story.
It didn’t help that when Godfrey reached out to dozens of Democrats for input, the responses were… underwhelming. Thirteen members of the Oversight and Judiciary Committees — Crockett’s own turf — plus 20 other House Democrats either didn’t respond or declined to comment.
Those who did speak up didn’t exactly paint her as a rising star. One senior staffer described her as “undisciplined.” Another source said her aggressive communication style often causes “headaches for other members.” In other words, the hype around Crockett isn’t matching how her colleagues actually feel about working with her.
Some interesting details from The Atlantic’s profile of Rep. Jasmine Crockett:
1. Her phone’s lock screen is a photo of herself
2. She thought she deserved to be the top Dem on Oversight because she has the largest social media following
3. She tried to shut down the profile… pic.twitter.com/CvRlFtRNkd— Amber Duke (@ambermarieduke) July 28, 2025
Still, Crockett is reportedly convinced her large social media following entitles her to more clout in Congress, even griping that her party should’ve backed her to lead the Oversight Committee because of it. “It’s like, there’s one clear person in the race that has the largest social-media following,” she lamented.
The profile also dives into Crockett’s self-awareness — maybe too much of it. The congresswoman keeps a headshot of herself as her phone’s lock screen (yes, really), berated a staffer in front of the reporter for an “unclear note,” and sneered at a bag of food an aide brought her, saying it looked like “crap.”
She also told a story about receiving “racist threats” at Rhodes College and being represented by a black female attorney she calls her “shero.” But when Godfrey tried to verify that? Neither Crockett nor the Cochran Firm — where the attorney allegedly worked — could recall such a case even existing.
This was supposed to be a glowing profile. Instead, it reads like a case study in overinflated self-importance — and underscores why so many of her colleagues seem less than eager to sing her praises.
