In her rush to lecture the world about racism, Crockett somehow landed on the side of the country that spent centuries colonizing much of Latin America.During a House hearing on oversight of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, the Texas Democrat tried to turn World Cup fandom into a debate about racism.SPAIN BEATS ARGENTINA TO WIN 2026 FIFA WORLD CUP BEHIND FERRAN TORRES' EXTRA-TIME GOALRep.Jasmine Crockett speaks on the Global Black Economic Forum Stage during the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N.
Morial Convention Center on July 04, 2026 in New Orleans, Louisiana.(Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE)Instead, Yale historian Dr.
David Blight offered the explanation most sports fans would.WATCH:Rep.Jasmine Crockett: "The World Cup that captured the imaginations of the entire world when they saw all of these people of color that was playing for all these teams.
And ultimately, if you recall, the last two teams, it was Argentina and Spain.And it seemed like the vast majority of the world was rooting for Argentina or actually against Argentina, right? And why was that? Just give me an explanation if you could guess..."Dr.
David Blight: "Spain had the best team, maybe that's why they were rooting for them."Rep.Jasmine Crockett: "There's also a racist history that exists as it relates to Argentina."Crockett saw racism.
Dr.Blight saw soccer.Players scuffle after a foul by Leandro Paredes of Argentina on Rodri of Spain during the FIFA World Cup 2026 final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on July 19, 2026.
(Maddie Meyer/FIFA)Crockett was so determined to paint Argentina as uniquely racist that she ended up siding with Spain, the historical seat of Western European colonialism.It is the kind of historically illiterate self-own that would deeply upset the Democratic base, if they actually knew their history.On one side was a world-renowned Ivy League hi...