Crockett: 'Beyond wild' no one is questioning Trump mental acuity [View all]

Source: The Hill

04/12/25 11:43 AM ET


Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) railed against President Trump late Thursday, questioning his mental fitness amid economic turmoil kickstarted by his aggressive tariff agenda. “The fact that no one is questioning his mental acuity or fitness to serve is beyond wild to me,” she told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes in an interview, referencing the president’s attacks on former President Biden during the 2024 presidential campaign.

“Like the fact that they sat around, called Joe Biden ‘Sleepy Joe Biden,’ and as I said before, at least you could sleep at night because you didn’t have to worry about your 401(k) disappearing overnight,” she added.

Her criticism comes after the stock market took a dramatic dip earlier this month after Trump announced sweeping tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners. Although the market saw gains after the president walked back some reciprocal tariffs, consumer sentiment is still low.

In her Thursday appearance, Crockett slammed the president for upending the economy that Biden handed to the administration in January. “You didn’t have to worry about these allegations of fake invasions,” the Democratic firebrand added about Biden’s tenure. “You didn’t have to worry about the cost of food just skyrocketing or skyrocketing costs of all of your electronics.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5246151-jasmine-crockett-donald-trump-mental-acuity-tariffs/