Secret CIA cable details congressman's 'crude' toast that triggered a high-stakes diplomatic firestorm
By Victoria Churchill
Daily Mail
Nov 24, 2025
Rep. Dan Crenshaw CIA agents were so taken aback by the
behavior of a prominent Republican congressman on a foreign trip earlier
this year that he was reportedly banned from foreign travel.
Texas
Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who serves on the House
Intelligence Committee, allegedly toasted inappropriate remarks by a
Mexican official during an August meeting, according to Punchbowl News.
The congressman's conduct reportedly alarmed officials at the CIA's Mexico City station enough that they sent a cable to the agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia,
reporting what they viewed as unprofessional conduct tied to drinking,
as well as a lack of decorum in front of Mexican officials.
The remarks toasted by Crenshaw allegedly made a woman in the meeting uncomfortable, per sources who spoke with Punchbowl.
Crenshaw was visiting America's southern neighbor as head of the House Intelligence Committee's cartel task force.
That is a role he no longer holds, per Punchbowl.
Crenshaw himself has decried the framing of the incident by Punchbowl, accusing them of clickbait.
'Once
again, we are dealing with the usual media playbook of publishing
sensational stories based on anonymous sources and incorrect facts,'
Crenshaw wrote on X.
The Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va.
The
Mexican flag flies over the Zocalo, the main square in Mexico City. The
Metropolitan Cathedral faces the square, also referred to as
Constitution Square 'Sorry everyone, I truly wish I had a
better story to tell you about my time in Mexico. But the truth is in
fact very boring. I'm *shocked* that Punchbowl would try to sell you
subscriptions with clickbait headlines. Super shocked,' Crenshaw also
added.
Punchbowl additionally reported
that the incident also drew the ire of House Intelligence Committee
Chair Rick Crawford, an Arkansas Republican, who sought to have Crenshaw
kicked off the committee and banned from foreign trips, as well as
House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson.
The Speaker offered the following statement in support of Crenshaw, also blaming the media's coverage of the matter.
'Dan Crenshaw has always been and still is
our point man in Congress when it comes to addressing the threat of the
drug cartels. His insights and expertise in these and other matters
regarding intelligence and national security are invaluable,' Johnson
noted.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025
Representative
Rick Crawford, a Republican from Arkansas, participates in a House committee
hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building on June 27, 2024 'As a former Navy
SEAL, he has earned his large platform. Despite recent media attacks by
his political opponents, we know Dan, we stand by his record, and we
have full confidence he will continue to deliver results,' Johnson's
statement also notes.
Crenshaw also
raised eyebrows earlier this year when he was apparently caught on a hot
mic threatening to kill former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Back
in February, he noted that he had not met Carlson in person, but then
said, 'If I ever meet him, I'll f***ing kill him.' He then apparently
went on to call Carlson 'the worst person.'
The
remarks came after a fiery interview in which Crenshaw criticized
Carlson's opposition to American aid to Ukraine, saying he 'doesn't know
what he's talking about,' according to Politico.
CIA agents were so taken aback by the behavior of a prominent Republican congressman on a foreign trip earlier this year that he was reportedly banned from foreign travel.
Texas Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, allegedly toasted inappropriate remarks by a Mexican official during an August meeting, according to Punchbowl News.
The congressman's conduct reportedly alarmed officials at the CIA's Mexico City station enough that they sent a cable to the agency's headquarters in Langley, Virginia, reporting what they viewed as unprofessional conduct tied to drinking, as well as a lack of decorum in front of Mexican officials.
The remarks toasted by Crenshaw allegedly made a woman in the meeting uncomfortable, per sources who spoke with Punchbowl.
Crenshaw was visiting America's southern neighbor as head of the House Intelligence Committee's cartel task force.
That is a role he no longer holds, per Punchbowl.
Crenshaw himself has decried the framing of the incident by Punchbowl, accusing them of clickbait.
'Once again, we are dealing with the usual media playbook of publishing sensational stories based on anonymous sources and incorrect facts,' Crenshaw wrote on X.
The Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va.
'Sorry everyone, I truly wish I had a better story to tell you about my time in Mexico. But the truth is in fact very boring. I'm *shocked* that Punchbowl would try to sell you subscriptions with clickbait headlines. Super shocked,' Crenshaw also added.
Punchbowl additionally reported that the incident also drew the ire of House Intelligence Committee Chair Rick Crawford, an Arkansas Republican, who sought to have Crenshaw kicked off the committee and banned from foreign trips, as well as House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson.
The Speaker offered the following statement in support of Crenshaw, also blaming the media's coverage of the matter.
'Dan Crenshaw has always been and still is our point man in Congress when it comes to addressing the threat of the drug cartels. His insights and expertise in these and other matters regarding intelligence and national security are invaluable,' Johnson noted.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) departs the House floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 18, 2025
'As a former Navy SEAL, he has earned his large platform. Despite recent media attacks by his political opponents, we know Dan, we stand by his record, and we have full confidence he will continue to deliver results,' Johnson's statement also notes.
Crenshaw also raised eyebrows earlier this year when he was apparently caught on a hot mic threatening to kill former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Back in February, he noted that he had not met Carlson in person, but then said, 'If I ever meet him, I'll f***ing kill him.' He then apparently went on to call Carlson 'the worst person.'
The remarks came after a fiery interview in which Crenshaw criticized Carlson's opposition to American aid to Ukraine, saying he 'doesn't know what he's talking about,' according to Politico.
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Crenshaw needs to shut up. At least think before speaking.
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