Democrat Rep. Crockett Calls Murdered Teenager a ‘Random Dead Person’ During House Hearing
I had to read this twice to believe it. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) actually called Kayla Hamilton—a 20-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted and murdered by an MS-13 gang member here illegally—a “random dead person.” She said this during a House Judiciary Committee meeting about a law named after Hamilton. A law designed to stop this from happening again.
“Y’all find one terrible situation that took place, and then you say that person’s name, and you wear it out, and you make it political,” Crockett added. “You take a situation, and then you exploit what has happened to not only that person, but you exploit those families, and you make it a game. Stop just throwing a random dead person’s name on something for your own political expediency.”
Let me tell you about this “random dead person.” Kayla Hamilton was someone’s daughter. She had friends. She had dreams. She was only 20 years old. In 2022, Walter Javier Martinez ended her life. He was 17 and had been let into America under the Unaccompanied Alien Child program. Nobody bothered to check that he was in MS-13. This gang member sexually assaulted Kayla before strangling her to death. He got 70 years in prison this past April.
The Kayla Hamilton Act is simple. Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) wants Health and Human Services to actually check backgrounds. They need to tell Homeland Security who they’re letting in. That’s it. That’s the whole thing. Kayla’s mom, Tammy Nobles, has been fighting for this bill. She says if these checks had existed, “authorities would have known he was an MS-13 gang member.” Think about that. We could have stopped this.
This isn’t Crockett’s first rodeo. She has a habit of yelling over people who try to discuss keeping Americans safe. During that same hearing, she accused Republicans of “wearing out” victims’ names. She said we’re making their deaths “political.” All while screaming at committee members trying to pass basic safety measures. Can you imagine being that angry about protecting kids?
Rep. Fry didn’t hold back. He demanded a public apology: “Let me be clear: Kayla Hamilton was not just a random person. She was a young woman with a family and a future.” He also said this is “what we’ve come to expect from Democrats, who will take any opportunity to downplay the tragedy of Americans killed by criminal illegal aliens.” And here’s the kicker—Crockett’s office went silent when reporters asked for comment. Not a word.
“Y’all find one terrible situation that took place, and then you say that person’s name, and you wear it out, and you make it political,” Crockett added. “You take a situation, and then you exploit what has happened to not only that person, but you exploit those families, and you make it a game. Stop just throwing a random dead person’s name on something for your own political expediency.”
Let me tell you about this “random dead person.” Kayla Hamilton was someone’s daughter. She had friends. She had dreams. She was only 20 years old. In 2022, Walter Javier Martinez ended her life. He was 17 and had been let into America under the Unaccompanied Alien Child program. Nobody bothered to check that he was in MS-13. This gang member sexually assaulted Kayla before strangling her to death. He got 70 years in prison this past April.
The Kayla Hamilton Act is simple. Rep. Russell Fry (R-S.C.) wants Health and Human Services to actually check backgrounds. They need to tell Homeland Security who they’re letting in. That’s it. That’s the whole thing. Kayla’s mom, Tammy Nobles, has been fighting for this bill. She says if these checks had existed, “authorities would have known he was an MS-13 gang member.” Think about that. We could have stopped this.
This isn’t Crockett’s first rodeo. She has a habit of yelling over people who try to discuss keeping Americans safe. During that same hearing, she accused Republicans of “wearing out” victims’ names. She said we’re making their deaths “political.” All while screaming at committee members trying to pass basic safety measures. Can you imagine being that angry about protecting kids?
Rep. Fry didn’t hold back. He demanded a public apology: “Let me be clear: Kayla Hamilton was not just a random person. She was a young woman with a family and a future.” He also said this is “what we’ve come to expect from Democrats, who will take any opportunity to downplay the tragedy of Americans killed by criminal illegal aliens.” And here’s the kicker—Crockett’s office went silent when reporters asked for comment. Not a word.
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