Eli Crane
Role at the time: U.S. Representative for Arizona's 2nd district, answering a reporter in a Capitol hallway
Statement summary
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.”
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.
Why we used 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.