{"id":88622,"date":"2025-12-15T14:58:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/88622\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:58:21","slug":"kennedy-dismisses-crocketts-texas-senate-bid-as-completely-unserious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/88622\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy dismisses Crockett&#8217;s Texas Senate bid as completely unserious"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Rep. Jasmine Crockett announced her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Senate campaign<\/a> this month, and Sen. John Kennedy had sharp words about the prospect of her joining the chamber. He dismissed Crockett\u2019s Senate bid as unserious and out of step with Texas voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;They need to tell her that the voices in her head are not real,&#8221; Kennedy said Sunday on &#8220;My View with Lara Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Crockett launched her campaign earlier this month with direct attacks on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Donald Trump<\/a>, whom she has long criticized. She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/jasmine-crockett-uses-trumps-low-iq-insults-launch-her-texas-senate-campaign-debut-ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">announced the bid in a video<\/a> on X showing her standing as Trump\u2019s past insults played in the background.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett\u2019s entrance into the race has highlighted the political divide in Texas and drawn swift pushback from Republicans. Kennedy said her platform will not resonate with voters in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jasmine-crockett-says-senate-needs-impose-ethical-guidelines-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">JASMINE CROCKETT SAYS THE SENATE NEEDS TO IMPOSE &#8216;ETHICAL GUIDELINES&#8217; ON SUPREME COURT<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765810701_858_jasmine-crockett-senate-bid-pushback-fox-news-1.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches Senate bid\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks to reporters after announcing her run in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate on Dec. 8, in Dallas. (AP Photo\/LM Otero)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m done with the senators sitting around doing nothing while Trump takes your hard-earned money, skims your Social Security, slashes Medicare, and gives tax breaks to billionaires. I\u2019m done,&#8221; Crockett said when announcing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">her campaign in Dallas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy, however, said he does not believe Crockett\u2019s campaign will go far. He called her &#8220;wrong on every single issue&#8221; and predicted she will lose her bid and &#8220;be leaving Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t want anybody to be in Congress who doesn\u2019t want to be here,&#8221; Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jasmine-crockett-walks-back-claim-hispanic-trump-voters-have-slave-mentality\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">JASMINE CROCKETT WALKS BACK CLAIM HISPANIC TRUMP VOTERS HAVE &#8216;SLAVE MENTALITY&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/kennedy.jpg\" alt=\"Republican Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Kennedy listens during a Senate hearing in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13. (Eric Lee\/Bloomberg via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, if people are unhappy, you know, don\u2019t let the door hit them in the butt on the way out,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters label Crockett a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">rising star in the Democratic Party<\/a>. She boasts a large social media presence and frequently makes headlines with her outspoken style.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/house-democrats-voice-concerns-over-jasmine-crocketts-texas-senate-campaign-viability-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HOUSE DEMOCRATS VOICE CONCERNS OVER JASMINE CROCKETT&#8217;S TEXAS SENATE CAMPAIGN VIABILITY: REPORT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She joins fellow Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in the primary race for the seat. Former Dallas Rep. Colin Allred <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ex-house-democrat-drops-out-texas-senate-race-jasmine-crockett-candidacy-rumors-swirl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dropped out of the Senate<\/a> race only hours before Crockett announced her candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy reiterated his confidence that the Texas Senate seat will remain in Republican hands.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The people of Texas will never embrace her message,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don\u2019t know why she\u2019s doing this, but you know, hey, you have the right in America to do dumb things if you want to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Madison is a writer for Fox News Digital on the Flash team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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