Former U.S. President Donald Trump said aboard Air Force One on 15 Aug 2025 that first-term Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett is “the future of the Democratic Party.” The remark, made while Trump was traveling, singled out the Texas lawmaker without elaboration on why he viewed her as emblematic of the party’s direction. Crockett has recently drawn attention for telling an audience that most Black voters avoid the Republican Party because they regard it as racist, invoking comparisons to the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups. Republican figures have used her comments to criticize Democrats and to remind voters that it was GOP President Abraham Lincoln who ended slavery. Trump’s characterization of Crockett adds a new dimension to the partisan sparring, coming as Republicans seek to frame the Democrat’s rhetoric as representative of the party’s broader stance heading into the 2026 midterm election cycle. Crockett has not responded publicly to Trump’s comment.