Incumbent Texas Sen. Says He's Happy About Jasmine Crockett Running For Dem Candidacy: 'Am I Hiding My Glee?'

Incumbent Republican Senator John Cornyn expressed joy at Rep. Jasmine Crockett's decision to run in the next election for the Upper House.

"Am I hiding my glee? I'll try to wipe the smile off my face, I would say it's a gift," Cornyn told Semafor when discussing the race in Texas.

"Colin, obviously, he wasn't successful before, but he was what I would call closer to a normal Democrat than Jasmine. (She) is something else," Cornyn added in reference to former Rep. Colin Allred, who dropped out of the race on Monday as Crockett was gearing up to announce her run.

Trump also said Crockett's candidacy is a "gift to Republicans," as her progressive and confrontational stance could give an edge to the GOP's candidate.

Speaking to The Hill's Julia Manchester aboard Air Force One, Trump called Crockett a "low-IQ person" and said he can't "imagine he wins."

"Maybe she'll get the Democratic nomination but I think it's a gift to Republicans...I've watched her for the last two years. I can't even believe she's a politician actually," he added.

In fact, the Republican party's official X account mocked Crockett after her announcement. "Low-IQ Jasmine Crockett is officially running in Texas for U.S. Senate. This is really who the Democrats are clearing the field for," the account said on Monday.

The post includes a video to its more than 3.4 million followers with different clips of her the party deems unfavorable.

"I want to people to understand that there are crimes that are committed not because people are criminals but because they are literally trying to survive," one of them says.

Crockett came out on top of a recent poll of potential Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate. Conducted by the University of Houston and Texas Southern University among over 1,600 registered voters between September 19 and October 1, it showed Crockett with 31% of the support, compared to state Talarico (25%), former Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke (25%) and Allred (13%). The margin of error was +/- 2.4%.