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Rep. Crockett suggests Republican opposition wants to 'throw' her 'back in chains'

Texas Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed her Republican opponents would restore slavery if they could, arguing their modern politics stem from the same source as segregation and slavery.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, claimed on Tuesday that conservatives would enslave people like her if they could, claiming their opposition is just another incarnation of old hatreds.

Crockett argued that current Republican attacks are an outgrowth of the mentalities behind slavery and segregation.

"It is easier, in my opinion, to do what’s right every single day that I go in and serve and do right for everyone. Because at the end of the day, I know that there was a time and a place, and if they could, they would throw me back in chains," she claimed on the "Outlaws" podcast. "Somehow, those that came before us managed to break loose of the physical chains, even though we still have a bunch of systemic chains that we are still kind of wrangling with."

Such battles, she said, make her reflect on the country's past.

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Rep. Jasmine Crockett argued that current Republican policy is an outgrow of the mentalities behind slavery and segregation.