Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is taking on Republicans and Trump’s MAGA supporters as she announces her bid to chair the powerful House Oversight Committee in the next Congress, promising to open an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump if she gets the job.
“I’m officially running to be the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee,” Crocket said in a post on X. “These are not normal times — and this cannot be a business-as-usual moment,” she added.
In a letter to her congressional colleagues announcing her candidacy for the position, she said there’s a “fierce urgency” to fight for Americans and fight back against the Trump administration and its policies.
“Our country is in an existential crisis driven by an out-of-control Executive with a flagrant disregard f