GOP Rep Lashes Out at White House Press Secretary: ‘I Can’t Listen to That Nut Job’

GOP Rep Lashes Out at White House Press Secretary: ‘I Can’t Listen to That Nut Job’

Nehls also slammed Vice President Kamala Harris after Bartiromo asked what he wanted her to do about the migrant crisis

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Kayla Gallagher

Troy Nehls questions Attorney General Merrick Garland as he testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on September 20, 2023 in Washington, DC Win McNamee/Getty Images

Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, on Thursday took aim at White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, calling her a “nut job” during an interview on Fox Business Network.

Following a report that a New York City school was closed to students in order to house migrants, Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo played a clip of fellow Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asking Jean-Pierre about the issue.

“First, a whole high school in New York is having remote classes today because the building was needed to house people who came into this country illegally. So what is the president’s priority in this case? If a working parent had to call out to stay home with their kid today, isn’t this Biden immigration policy literally taking money out of people’s pockets?” Doocy asked in the clip from Wednesday.

Jean-Pierre replied, “So that is something that New York City needs two answers to. That is a that is a process that they took. So they have to answer to that. And as it relates to migrants and what’s happening at the border, look, the president has taken this issue very seriously.”

Bartiromo asked Nehls for his thoughts.

“I can’t listen to that nutjob. I can’t believe anything she says,” Nehls said. “Listen, because Joe Biden puts the American people last. He puts us last. His priorities, his long-term goal and strategies are letting as many people in this country as possible during his term, because eventually they’re going to do everything they can, the Democrats, to offer citizenship to everybody.”

Nehls then went on to slam Vice President Kamala Harris after Bartiromo asked what Nehl’s wanted her to do about the migrant crisis.

“Well, She’s not going to do anything. I think they just put her out there to make it look like she’s actually worth something. She isn’t worth anything,” Nehls replied. “They’ve kind of put her in the basement, if you haven’t noticed recently. Yeah, because I think she embarrasses herself and the American people, so they’ve kind of hid her.”