Jasmine Crockett accused of 'abusing her power' at airport boarding gate

Rep Jasmine Crockett D-Texas was slammed on social media after House Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain shared a photo of her apparently skipping ahead of two passengers in wheelchairs while boarding a flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Sunday SPOTTED Jasmine Crockett with a taxpayer-funded police escort cutting everyone in line even making DISABLED people wait Nothing to see here just the next leader of the Democrats abusing her power McClain R-Mich posted on her personal campaign account on Sunday McClain's post included photos of Crockett apparently skipping the line outraging the Republican's base with accusations that Crockett is evil A source familiar with the circumstance revealed Crockett was the first client other than the crew to board a Sunday afternoon Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Washington D C including before two passengers in wheelchairs USE A CHAIR JASMINE CROCKETT INVOKES MONTGOMERY BRAWL IN COLLEGE SPEECHAccording to the U S Department of Transportation If you self-identify as a rider with a disability who requirements additional time or assistance to board the airplane the airline must allow you to board the airplane before other passengers Customers who need assistance or extra time evolving duty U S military members and Delta Members which is an invitation-only membership are allowed to pre-board within Delta Air Lines' protocol According to the source Crockett walked up to the gate flanked by a police officer and what looked like her staffer had her boarding pass scanned and then proceeded to board the plane before any other guest When reached by Fox News Digital Crockett's chief of staff commented We do not have any comments TRUMP MOCKS 'LOW IQ' JASMINE CROCKETT 'NUTJOB' BERNIE SANDERS AS PROMISING LEADERS FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTYDelta Air Lines did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment Reports last week indicated that Crockett who is at this time the vice ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Leadership Modification has her eyes set on the chair position of the committee Crockett would lead oversight of the federal governing body if she gets the gig which could include scrutinizing President Donald Trump's agenda Crockett a vocal opponent of Trump's second term took aim at the president in a social media post on Sunday For you to be in charge of the WHOLE country you sure do have my name in your mouth a lot Every time you say my name you re reminding the world that you re terrified of smart bold Black women telling the truth and holding you accountable So keep talking Crockett revealed Trump on Sunday reported Kristen Welker host of NBC's Meet the Press that Crockett is a low IQ person calling her the future of the Democratic Party which he described as in disarray Earlier that day Crockett was criticized by conservatives for her comments during a commencement speech at Tougaloo College in Jackson Mississippi after suggesting the students know how to use a chair in the face of adversity invoking the infamous Alabama brawl There are people that are going to tell you that there is not a table in which there is not a seat for you but I am here to remind you of Montgomery and those folding chairs Let me tell you that we know how to use a chair whether we are pulling it up or we doing something else with it Crockett revealed Crockett seemed to reference the viral video from August of a group of White boaters attacking a Black riverboat captain Dameion Pickett in Montgomery Alabama The white folding chair became a symbol of resistance when a Black man raised a chair over his head in Pickett's defense as the other men attacked him The Texas Democrat urged the graduating class at the historically Black college to pull up their own seat at the table reminding students of the bystanders who rushed to defend Pickett when he was attacked Conservatives were quick to reply to the clip of Crockett's remarks and Sen Mike Lee R-Utah declared Crockett's comments were not cool