Who is Jasmine Crockett, the leftist Democratic congresswoman who criticized Argentina and Messi in the US Congress

Who is Jasmine Crockett

Born in 1981, Crockett is a lawyer and developed part of her career as a public defender and activist specializing in "civil rights." Before arriving in Washington, she served in the Texas House of Representatives and, since January 2023, holds a federal seat for a district that includes parts of Dallas and Tarrant.

She currently serves on the Judiciary and Oversight and Government Reform committees of the House of Representatives. She also holds internal leadership positions among the Democrats and has built her profile around progressive immigration policies, abortion, and the defense of criminals under racial arguments.

Crockett had already generated controversies for her attacks against Republican leaders. In 2025, she called Greg Abbott, the Texas governor who has used a wheelchair since an accident in 1984, “Governor Hot Wheels.” In response to the criticism, the legislator claimed she was referring to his policy of relocating illegal immigrants to cities governed by Democrats.

Her intervention against Argentina is part of a progressive rhetoric that turns any discussion into a racial battle to amplify her position as "defenders of the defenseless" and has now reached the extreme of using the U.S. Congress to disqualify an entire country based on the outcome of a soccer match.