Overview
- The president’s Truth Social message, posted Thursday, said Rep. Jasmine Crockett was “obviously a distant relative” of Davy Crockett and was signed “President DONALD J. TRUMP.”
- Independent checks reported no documented family link between the Texas congresswoman and the 19th‑century frontiersman, noting Crockett has never claimed such a tie.
- The post included a video of actor Fess Parker, best known for playing frontier figures, and featured his recording of “The Ballad of Davy Crockett,” which fact‑checkers noted is not historical media of Davy Crockett.
- Crockett replied on social media that she remains in office until January and suggested Trump’s fixation may follow her sharp questioning of former Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Reporters and users mocked the post and questioned the president’s mental acuity, while some pro‑Trump accounts on X framed it as trolling.