The House Democrat only needs a single word to sum up Ron DeSantis and his ‘lost battles’

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) mocked the Florida governor. ron desantis (R) as a “loser” fighting “losing battles,” after a week in which he faced criticism from both sides of the aisle over his state situation. new educational standards.

msnbcZinhle Essamuah, in an interview with Crockett on Saturday, asked about the Democrat’s reaction to DeSantis’ appearance of being “defensive.” Florida faces scrutiny for norms that say students should be taught that enslaved people had opportunities to develop skills that “could be applied to their personal benefit.”

“Okay, first of all, Ron DeSantis is a loser,” responded Crockett, who previously described the Florida governor as a “ignorant fool.”

“He’s going to continue to fight these losing battles,” Crockett said. “He got lucky and became the governor of Florida, and he has only brought Florida down.”

Crockett adds his name to a list of politicians who have criticized the Republican presidential nominee over his administration’s educational standards.

vice president kamala harris criticized the DeSantis administration for replacing “story with lies.” Senator Tim Scott (RS.C.), which is running for president against DeSantis, stated that there are “there is no silver lining in slavery”, while the representative byron donalds (R-Fla.) also asked for an adjustment to the rules.

DeSantis, in a tense interaction with a reporter who asked if there were “beneficial aspects” to slavery, claimed that it was “not what the curriculum says.”

Crockett pointed out that DeSantis has fought fights with Black republicans and Mickey Mousebefore asking him to drop out of the presidential race.

“Ron DeSantis needs to relax and, honestly, he needs to call off his campaign,” he said.

Crockett, who is black, also expressed surprise at black Republicans’ criticism of educational standards, as they did not have “much to say” about DeSantis’s war. against the so-called critical race theory in the state.

“This was just the next level: They have decided that they are going to completely cover up and act as if slavery is a benefit for black people,” Crockett said. “And my only question is, how many of them are willing to sign up for slavery today if that’s the case, if they’re looking for the same good benefits blacks suffered? I’ll wait for them to sign up.”