Matt Rogers, Bowen Yang Share Regrets After Their Jasmine Crockett Comments Spark Backlash
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
comedians say something sharp, get dragged, then offer public regrets. But the real assumption is that politics should be policed by cultural tastemakers, and that the only problem is tone when the crowd turns. Conservatives see a deeper issue: **public trust** erodes when celebrities try to steer donations while dodging accountability for the substance.
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Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang are acknowledging the backlash to their comments about Rep. Jasmine Crockett after urging their podcast listeners not to donate money to the Texas politician’s U.S. Senate bid. “Hey everybody,” Rogers wrote in an Instagram Stories
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comedians say something sharp, get dragged, then offer public regrets. But the real assumption is that politics should be policed by cultural tastemakers, and that the only problem is tone when the crowd turns.
Conservatives see a deeper issue: public trust erodes when celebrities try to steer donations while dodging accountability for the substance. If you’re going to tell listeners not to fund a candidate, explain why in terms voters can evaluate, not insider snark or social pressure. That’s not censorship, it’s fairness.
Elections should be decided by citizens weighing records, not by online pile-ons or influencer etiquette. The standard worth defending is free speech with responsibility and a rule-of-law politics that respects voters more than the algorithm.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.