'Must-see TV': Texas Senate candidate challenges Jasmine Crockett to public debate
FIRST ON FOX: Texas Senate candidate Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, challenged House colleague Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to a debate after Crockett entered the race earlier this week. Hunt, who...
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FIRST ON FOX: Texas Senate candidate Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, challenged House colleague Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to a debate after Crockett entered the race earlier this week. Hunt, who faces incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a competitive Republican primary, was quick to challenge Crockett to a debate, saying that if the new contender agreed it would be "must-see TV." "Jasmine Crockett and I see two different Americas. She defines this country by victimhood. I define it by hard work, grit, and determination," Hunt told Fox News Digital. Sources close to the campaign told Fox News Digital that Crockett approached Hunt on Capitol Hill to discuss a potential debate. Hunt's campaign team confirmed to Fox News Digital that this is the first conversation the two have ever had. "A Hunt vs. Crockett debate is must-see TV, and I welcome it," Hunt added. JASMINE CROCKETT SAYS SHE DOESN'T NEED TO CONVERT TRUMP SUPPORTERS IN HER TEXAS SENATE BID Should Crockett or Hunt be elected to the Senate seat, it would be the first time a Black American has been elected to a state-wide office in the Lone Star State. The Texas Republican pointed this out, telling Fox that he cares more about being an American than he does a Black man. "I’m the great-great-grandson of a slave," Hunt told Fox. "Our family story is one of going from a plantation to West Point, combat, and the United States Congress. That’s the story of American progress. "I’m proud to be Black, but I’m prouder to be an American, and a native Texan ," Hunt added. "I’m far more focused on being a father, a husband, a veteran, a servant leader, and a citizen than my skin color." QUIET GOP 'ASTROTURF' CAMPAIGN CONVINCED LIBERAL FIREBRAND TO RUN FOR US SENATE, SOURCE SAYS Crockett joining the field presents a unique situation for what has traditionally been a deep red state. Her congressional district encompasses a large portion of the Dallas metropolitan area, and her youthf…