Representative Dan Crenshaw, a U.S. Congressman from Texas who has consistently won re-election since 2018, posted a series of tweets on October 16 and 17, 2025, criticizing California Governor Gavin Newsom and addressing claims about government shutdown votes.
On October 17, 2025, Crenshaw wrote, “No Kings”? Start by looking in the mirror, Gavin.
You ruled California by decree, dined at French Laundry maskless (breaking the rules YOU imposed) while families couldn’t send their kids to school, keep their businesses open, or bury loved ones, and now you want preach about https://t.co/j9BxpGoEfd.
Later that day he tweeted another message aimed at critics of his voting record: Americans are ANGRY that you keep LYING to them and pretending they’re stupid.
YOU HAVE VOTED TO SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT 10 TIMES YOU LYING FRAUD.
Just own it. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t claim to be advocating for these COVID-era subsidies while also claiming you https://t.co/jgiVWoNwAk.
The day before these posts, on October 16, 2025, Crenshaw had shared another tweet: https://t.co/5OpJsbG0YZ.
Dan Crenshaw has represented his district in Congress since defeating Todd Litton in the 2018 general election with 52.8% of the vote. He continued to secure re-election victories against Sima Ladjevardian in 2020 (55.6%), Robin Fulford in 2022 (65.9%), and Peter Filler in 2024 (65.7%).
