Rep. Eli Crane declines to say whether he condemns Loomer's remarks
Eli CraneU.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd district, answering a reporter in a Capitol hallway
Asked about Laura Loomer's remarks and then whether he would condemn them, Rep. Eli Crane said he did not comment on things he had not seen and repeated, "I don't comment on stuff like that."
“I just told you. I don't comment on stuff like that.”
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Where this statement fits
Laura Loomer’s remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics
Laura Loomer described Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon and four other prominent Black women using the word “ghetto” and a gendered slur, said the stereotype exists, and later defended the wording as an accurate description of Nixon’s conduct, race, and ideology. Nixon and political figures and commentators across party lines called the remarks racist, sexist, degrading, offensive, or vile. The dispute concerns whether Loomer’s stated political criticism can be separated from the racial and gender stereotypes used in the original and follow-up statements.
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Zeteo reporter Prem Thakker's post with a two-minute video of hallway questions to House Republicans about Laura Loomer's remarks. The members are identified in Raw Story's account of the same video. The video file carries a September 1, 2026 upload time; the post went up on September 2.
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Raw Story's account of Zeteo reporter Prem Thakker's hallway video, identifying each House Republican asked about Laura Loomer's remarks and quoting their answers.
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In late August 2026 Laura Loomer called Angie Nixon, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, Cori Bush and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson "ghetto" and used a gendered slur. In a hallway video Zeteo reporter Prem Thakker posted on September 2, he asked House Republicans whether they would comment on or condemn the remarks, describing Loomer as someone who had advised Trump. Crane first said, "I don't comment on stuff I didn't see." Thakker said Loomer had been repeating the remarks and asked whether he would condemn such comments.
After the quotation
Thakker moved on to Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who also declined to comment.
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Why this label?
The reference point is Laura Loomer's remarks about Angie Nixon and other Black women in politics. Crane was asked twice and said both times that he does not comment on such things. That is an express refusal to address the matter, so we labeled it Explicitly stayed out. Condemned and Defended or excused lose because he offers no view of the remarks. Evidence level: video of the exchange, with the speaker identified and the answer quoted by Raw Story.
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“We need the president to condemn these comments... Unfortunately, attacking Black women is nothing new... We have been fighting with racism and misogyny for as long as we have been a democratic republic.”Read statement
Laura Loomer repeats “ghetto behavior” characterization in X reply
“THIS IS GHETTO BEHAVIOR!”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "Rep. Eli Crane declines to say whether he condemns Loomer's remarks". First published: 2026-10-06. Last updated: 2026-10-06. https://disputeindex.com/events/4807-asked-about-laura-loomer-s-remarks-and-then