Dan Crenshaw has been trending for most of Tuesday, and not in a good way. In a sign of continued in-fighting inside the Republican Party, the Texas congressman lost his cool during a Tea Party event on Monday night, and the whole thing was caught in video.
In the now viral clip, a young woman, who’s age has been unverified but reports cite her as being between 10-12 years old, asked Crenshaw about a quote he recently gave on a podcast where he named Jesus, Superman, and Rosa Parks as “societal hero archetypes.” However, simply reciting his own words back to him caused Crenshaw to snap at the young woman and accuse her of questioning his faith. Via Houston Chronicle:
After reciting Crenshaw’s words, the woman said: “I can’t wrap my head around this.”
“Well, I’ll help you: Put a period after Jesus and don’t question my faith,” Crenshaw responded as the crowd erupted in a smattering of boos and cheers.
“You guys can ask questions about all of these things and I will answer them,” Crenshaw continued. “But don’t question my faith.”
The woman responded that she wasn’t questioning his faith. “This is what you said,” she said.
A video of the heated exchange quickly went viral on Twitter the next morning, where people couldn’t get over seeing Crenshaw lose his cool after getting heckled by a grade-schooler. He was also booed by the pro-MAGA crowd, who apparently is starting to turn on Crenshaw presumably following his criticism of rising MAGA stars like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, who he’s repeatedly referred to as “grifters.”
You can see some of the reactions below:
If there’s one thing that triggers Dan Crenshaw, it’s a 10 year old girl directly quoting him.
— Kate (@ImSpeaking13) January 18, 2022
Dan Crenshaw lost his temper at a 10 year-old girl for reading his own quote to him but please tell us more about how liberals are snowflakes and women are too emotional.
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) January 18, 2022
First they came for Dan Crenshaw and I didn’t do anything because I was busy laughing my ass off.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) January 18, 2022
Dan Crenshaw spent four years living inside the ass of a narcissistic toddler but he draws the line at 10 yr olds quoting him.
— 𝐁𝐞𝐤𝐬 (@antifaoperative) January 18, 2022
The video of Dan Crenshaw livid over a 10 year-old girl reading his own quote to him is pretty damn funny.
— Charlotte Clymer (@cmclymer) January 18, 2022
Is Dan Crenshaw still screaming at little girls because he’s embarrassed by his own words being read back to him?
What a D-Bag— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) January 18, 2022
Wow.
Dan Crenshaw is now being cancelled by MAGA in real time (also, a hostile response towards a 10-yr old girl is never a good look) https://t.co/vxtvDvoraQ— Charles #GetCovered-ba (@charles_gaba) January 18, 2022
Watching the video of ‘Tough Guy Texan’ Dan Crenshaw go after a 10 year-old girl makes me realize he has more in common with Trump than I realized. @DanCrenshawTX
— NoelCaslerComedy (@caslernoel) January 18, 2022
LITTLE GIRL: Mr. Crenshaw, I’m not sure you love Jesus enough.
DAN CRENSHAW: pic.twitter.com/f2iquyMSbP
— Spaghetti Kozak Media (@SpaghettiKozak) January 18, 2022
(Via Houston Chronicle)