Rep. Dan Crenshaw shamed on Twitter for shutting down young woman at forum

U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw drew criticism on Tuesday after video went viral showing the Houston Republican shutting down a young woman who he accused of twisting his words and questioning his faith at a political event. In video of the exchange, which occurred during a Montgomery County Tea Party event on Monday night, the woman read a quote from a podcast Crenshaw recently appeared on in which he said: “We have societal hero archetypes that we look up to. Jesus is a hero archetype, Superman is a hero archetype. Real characters, too. I could name a thousand, you know: Rosa Parks, Ronald Reagan.” 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. “Nowhere in that quote am I saying Jesus isn’t real,” Crenshaw said. “You’re twisting it that way, which is not very Christ-like. It’s not very Christian.” It’s unclear who the woman in the video is, or whether she was acting in concert with one of Crenshaw’s three primary foes. In redistricting, 340,000 people in Montgomery County were added to Crenshaw’s 2nd Congressional District, including all of The Woodlands.