Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett on Sunday made what she called an "admission to MAGA" about immigrants taking jobs. Crockett, a Democratic lawmaker who has taken aim at Donald Trump as well as Marjorie Taylor Greene, took to X over the weekend to blast Elon Musk. Musk happens to own the soc...

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Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett sarcastically acknowledged a MAGA talking point, claiming Elon Musk is the immigrant “taking our jobs” by acquiring government contracts and critical services.

“There’s an immigrant taking people’s jobs… his name is Elon Musk,” she wrote, listing industries he influences, including national security, fraud oversight, and social services.

  • @jedibob5English
    203•6 days ago

    Could they have made the headline any more misleading??

    • Tiefling IRL
      39•6 days ago

      For those too lazy to read

      “There’s an immigrant taking people’s jobs… his name is Elon Musk,” the lawmaker wrote. “He’s snatching farms, government jobs (even those in which they manage our national security), and definitely those whose jobs are to root out fraud (inspector generals), & those that are keeping us safe (FAA), meals on wheels workers, head start, and the list goes on, so I’ll be the bigger person and admit to MAGA that I was wrong when I said immigrants wouldn’t take our jobs. You were 1000 percent correct.”

    • @[email protected]
      8•5 days ago

      I think that’s the point, right? Outrage generates interaction, a Democrat ‘admitting’ that they (Republicans) are right about immigration is the perfect hook.

    • @jordanlundM
      5•6 days ago

      People often “talk in airquotes” when they’re really “being sarcastic”. :)

      • @breakingcups
        22•6 days ago

        More commonly, headlines will write “in air quotes” when they are directly quoting what the subject said…