Crenshaw, the Republican candidate of the House of the United States made fun of & # 039; SNL, & #...
Crenshaw, the Republican candidate of the House of the United States made fun of & # 039; SNL, & # 039; get the last laugh
Texas Republican Dan Crenshaw had the last laugh on Tuesday, when he was elected to the US House of Representatives. UU mocked for his days of war injuries on "Saturday Night Live."
Crenshaw, 34, was the favorite to beat Democrat Todd Litton to win the seat vacated by Republican Ted Poe before the "SNL" episode last weekend in which cast member Pete Davidson mocked his appearance, Houston Chronicle reported.
Crenshaw won with 53 percent of the vote compared to 44.4 percent for Litton. according to Politician.
During a segment of "Weekend Update," Davidson said that Crenshaw looked like a "hitman in a porn movie," when he referred to the veteran's black patch. Davidson continued: "It may surprise you to know that he is a candidate from the Texas Congress and not a hitman in a porn movie, I'm sorry, I know he lost his eye on the war or whatever."
Crenshaw lost his right eye in 2012 after a bomb exploded during a mission in Afghanistan, his third military deployment.
Davidson also made fun of Florida Governor Rick Scott and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
In his party for the victory in the elections in Houston, Crenshaw ignored the joke and said: "I am from the SEAL team, so we are not offended," according to the Chronicle.
Davidson's comments were widely denounced by Republicans, Democrats and veterans groups as insensitive. Some Republicans apologized to Davidson and the program.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat who lost her legs in Iraq, demanded Davidson apologize.
"No one should ever make fun of a Veteran because of the wounds they received in defending our great nation, regardless of the political party or what you think of their policy, Pete Davidson owes an apology to Dan Crenshaw," he said.
On Monday, Crenshaw said he was not interested in an apology. Instead, he asked affiliates to donate $ 1 million to groups of veterans, the Washington Post reported.
"There are a lot of veterans who really need help, and frankly, this kind of thing is offensive to them." Mr. Crenshaw He said on CNN. "They feel like laughing."
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