WHAT A SHAME ... DAN CRENSHAW DESERVED TO BE REELECTED

Trump spurned war hero Dan Crenshaw is ousted in bitter taste of MAGA revenge

 

By Virginia Churchill 

 

Daily Mail

Mar 4, 2026

 

 

Representative Dan Crenshaw raised eyebrows last year when he was apparently caught on a hot mic threatening to kill former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

 

Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw was ousted in a primary by a state legislator  following bruising clashes with MAGA Republicans during his time on Capitol Hill.

Crenshaw, a fourth-term congressman representing Texas' Houston-area Second Congressional District and former Navy Seal, was defeated Tuesday by State Representative Steve Toth, according to the Associated Press. 

The stunning defeat is also a victory for Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who last week came out against his congressional colleague and endorsed Toth.

Toth, an ordained pastor and businessman who owns two pool maintenance companies, has come after Crenshaw for not being sufficiently conservative, as well as being too focused on international affairs.

President Donald Trump endorsed every House Republican running for re-election in the first primaries of 2026 — except Crenshaw. Governor Greg Abbott also declined to endorse the incumbent.

Trump also did not endorse Crenshaw in 2024, when the congressman did not object to certifying President Donald Trump's defeat in the 2020 election.

Crenshaw also raised eyebrows last year when he was apparently caught on a hot mic threatening to kill former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Back in February of 2025, 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.'

 

Texas State Representative Steve Toth has come after Crenshaw for not being sufficiently conservative, as well as being too focused on international affairs.

Back in February of 2025, Crenshaw noted that he had not met Carlson (pictured) in person, but then said, 'If I ever meet him, I'll f***ing kill him'

 

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 a Politico report. 

Carlson hosted Toth on his podcast in October and praised him as a candidate who could 'restore the party to sanity,' by defeating Crenshaw, 'an unbalanced warmonger.'

Crenshaw, who serves on the House Intelligence Committee, also apparently nearly caused an international incident last year, allegedly making inappropriate remarks to  a female 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.

While Crenshaw voted reliably with Republican leadership, his acceptance of Joe Biden's 2020 victory, his denunciations of right-wing 'grifters,' and his public spats with big-named conservative figures placed him in the crosshairs.