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Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett went on a tirade Tuesday about why Americans must spend their taxpayer dollars on a “Sesame Street” program in Iraq.

Democrat Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett went on a tirade Tuesday about why Americans must spend their taxpayer dollars on a “Sesame Street” program in Iraq.

The powerful political roundtable was a wide-ranging and candid conversation about the state of American democracy, health care, media narratives and the urgency of Black civic engagement.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who has not announced a Senate run, leads by double digits against a Democrat who recently ran for Senate.