Last week’s insult-filled House committee hearing may soon be immortalized in hoodies and socks.
Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett filed on Sunday to trademark the phrase “BLEACH BLONDE BAD BUILT BUTCH BODY.” Rep. Crockett appeared to hurl this alliterative insult at Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene during a heated meeting of the House Oversight Committee on Thursday.
Lawmakers were meeting to vote on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio recordings of a meeting between President Joe Biden and Special Counsel Robert Hur. .
Green sparked a verbal exchange with Crockett. “I don’t think I know what I’m here for. I think the fake eyelashes are ruining what I’m reading,” the Georgia Republican said.
Later in the hearing, Crockett said, “I’m just curious…if someone on this committee starts talking about someone’s bleach-blond, bad-looking butch body, that’s not a character thing, right? ” asked the question.
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A Texas lawmaker told CNN on Sunday that he was simply asking for an explanation for violating the House’s procedural rules and said he did not regret his comments.
Shortly after the exchange, Crockett began promoting the “Crockett Clapback Collection” on X (formerly Twitter).
“This collection will feature a variety of items containing random things I’ve said,” Crockett wrote in a post on Friday, also suggesting that proceeds would go toward supporting House Democrats.
Crockett said it will be “a little while” before the collection officially launches, but that the first piece to be unveiled will be “BLEACH BLONDE BAD BUILT BUTCH BODY,” which is featured on a black T-shirt in the photo accompanying the post.
According to her recent trademark application, Crockett plans to use the phrase on clothing such as hats, hoodies, socks and T-shirts, as well as on her political consulting business. Josh Garben, a trademark attorney at the law firm Garben IP, discovered the application and reported it to USA Today.
Crockett and her attorneys could not immediately be reached for comment, and Green’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
