Texas Representative Dan Crenshaw (R) is facing backlash after a video of him rudely responding to a 10-year-old girl’s question went viral.
Crenshaw answered a question of a young girl during a town hall Monday. She wanted to clarify a comment he had made on a podcast.
Crenshaw stated: “The most important thing here is that we have important 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 – Rosa Parks, Ronald Reagan.”
Crenshaw’s statement could imply Jesus was not a “real character”Crenshaw was, instead, an archetype. Crenshaw is known for deep Christian beliefs. The 10-year-old girl pointed it out.
“I can’t wrap my head around this,”She spoke during the event.
Crenshaw snapped quickly back. “Well I’ll help you. Put a period after the word ‘Jesus’ and don’t question my faith.”
Instantly, the crowd broke out in cheers and heckling.
“Wow. To a 10-year-old girl,”A member of the public shouted abuse at the Republican representative. Another shouted “moron.”
Crenshaw instantly defended his faith, asking the audience not multiple times to doubt it.
“Nowhere in my quote am I saying Jesus is not real, that’s a ridiculous statement,”Crenshaw stated. “You’re twisting it that way.”’
The video went viral on Tuesday, prompting some Twitter users to share their opinion of Crenshaw’s behavior.