Jasmine Crockett defended a person who stabbed a child to death at a high school track meet.
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The Benny ShowOct 28, 2026
The post's passage says Crockett is 'defending this thug who just went and stabbed a kid to death' but never mentions a high school track meet, so the extracted claim departs from the passage.
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… And, um, but I mean, that's i mean, that's literally what we're up against right now, whether it's Tala Rica, um, his obsession with, um, like, the most weird, perverted things you can possibly think of, or, like, Jasmin Brocket, who's defending this thug who just went and stabbed a kid to death, and she seems to have some perverse idea that we need to feel sympathy for him. Um, that's kind of what we're up against. But, to your point, um, yeah, we're here to, uh, to own the libs and deport illegal and save civilization. …
The Benny Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Multiple outlets report that Crockett defended Karmelo Anthony on her podcast and in interviews after his June 2026 murder conviction, arguing self-defense and downplaying the knife.[1][2][3][4]
Supports. Sources describe the victim as 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, stabbed during an altercation at a high school track meet in Frisco, Texas, which matches the claim's description of a child killed at a track meet.[2][3][5]
Context. The passage itself only refers to 'this thug who just went and stabbed a kid to death' and does not name a track meet, victim age, or location, so the venue detail is an addition by the extraction rather than something the poster said.
Context. Commentary sources describe Crockett's defense as factually inaccurate about the knife and the case, but this concerns the manner of her defense, not whether she defended the stabbing suspect.[1][4][6]
Sources
6 sources: 6 not rated
- 1Rep. Jasmine Crockett Faces Backlash for Defending Karmelo Anthony: ‘I’m Not Limited to Fists’yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 2Jasmine Crockett, Cardi B & Others Condemn Karmelo Anthony's Sentence | BIN: Black Information Networkbinnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3Jasmine Crockett blames Karmelo Anthony verdict on racism | Politicschristianpost.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Megyn Slams 'Bitter' Jasmine Crockett for Spreading ' ...megynkelly.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Brandon Gill Labels Jasmine Crockett a 'Race-Baiting Thug'mediaite.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Opinion: Murder case shouldn't have been turned into a racial issuewww2.ljworld.com · not rated · cited for: context
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