Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-TX, is claiming her recent comment seeming to mock a disabled Republican leader as "Governor Hot Wheels" was misinterpreted. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins; ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
"I don't understand how many times you need me to repeat this to you," Crockett responded.
"Right. But why won't you apologize?" Vaughn said.
"I put out a statement," Crockett repeated.
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"That didn't have an apology in it," Vaughn countered. "You don't feel bad about making fun of someone who is in a wheelchair?"
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (left) and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, (right). (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images | Brandon Bell/Getty Images | Fox News Digital)
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Crockett issued a statement on social media regarding her comments, arguing that she had not been referring to Abbott's paralysis.
"I wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition—I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable. Literally, the next line I said was that he was a 'Hot A** Mess,' referencing his terrible policies. At no point did I mention or allude to his condition," she wrote.
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