Dan Crenshaw rips Biden's slam on Texans for 'Neanderthal thinking': 'That's rich' coming from the guy with 'low cognitive capacity'

When Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) announced this week they were lifting their states' COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates, President Joe Biden was none too happy about it.

During a meeting at the White House on Wednesday, Biden ripped into the southern governors' announcements, calling the moves a "big mistake" and praising the efficacy of restrictions and face masks.

But he wasn't done there. Instead of just disagreeing with Abbott's and Reeves' decisions, he got personal and derisive.

"We are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because of the way in which we're able to get vaccines in people's arms," the president said. "And the last thing — the last thing — we need is the Neanderthal thinking that in the meantime, 'everything's fine, take off your mask, forget it.'"

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw heard Biden's slam and wasn't having it. The GOP lawmaker wondered how it was that a man whose mental state has been a growing concern since before he won the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination could attack the cognitive abilities of the leadership and citizens of the Lone Star State.

Crenshaw joined conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt on Thursday morning and addressed the president's insult head on as well as his stance on ending lockdowns and reversing restrictions and mandates.

"Congressman, let me ask you about your anti-lockdown thing," Hewitt asked. "First, the president called Texans Neanderthals yesterday. What did you make of t... (Read more)

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