2 days, 18 hours ago
Sat 11th January 2025
[UTC + 07:00]
Jasmine Crockett DESTROYS Scott Jennings Attempt to Blame Wildfires on DEI
Jasmine Crockett was not having it! Scott Jennings sparked outrage when he suggested diversity, equity, and inclusion policies were linked to the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
With multiple fires in the Southern California area engulfing tens of thousands of acres and leaving at least 2,000 buildings scorched, more than 7,500 firefighting personnel have been dispatched to battle the raging flames. At least five people have been killed, hundreds of thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate, and the fires are still at zero percent containment as high winds and dry conditions continue to feed the inferno.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), however, immediately pushed back on the Trump-boosting pundit’s suggestion, adding that she was “so tired” of conservatives finding a way to blame DEI.
“Because you are a woman or because — because I know that some of the right has been sharing these photos of the fact that I believe that the fire chief may be a woman or something — that has nothing to do with it,” she said. “We are looking at qualifications. What diversity, equity, and inclusion has always been about is saying, ‘You know what, open this up. Don’t just look at the White men. Open it up and recognize that other people can be qualified.’”
Crockett went on to note that if minorities are “good enough to build this country” and serve in the military, they “are good enough to serve in other ways.” She then made sure to let Jennings know that he was making his comments on a panel that was quite diverse.
While President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans have accused California Democrats and the Biden administration of “gross incompetence” over their response to the disaster, conservative media figures have decided the fires are a perfect opportunity to continue their anti-DEI culture war.
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