Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw was booed and heckled Monday night during a town hall event in Montgomery County, just north of Houston, after snapping at a young girl who asked him about a quote he said on a podcast and accusing her of questioning his religious faith.

What You Need To Know

  • Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw was booed and heckled Monday night during a town hall event in Montgomery County, Texas, when he snapped at a young girl and accused her of questioning his religious faith

  • The girl asked Rep. Crenshaw about his comments on a podcast, where he talked about Jesus Christ as a "hero archetype"

  • “Don’t question my faith,” Crenshaw shot back; he was then booed and heckled by the crowd

  • Crenshaw suggested his comments were being misconstrued and said he regards Jesus as the son of God

Video of the confrontation was trending Tuesday morning, and social media posts highlight growing dissatisfaction with Crenshaw among the more ardent supporters of former President Donald Trump.

The girl questioned Crenshaw’s religious devotion and quoted him from a podcast appearance during which he discussed his book, “Fortitude.” The girl claimed Crenshaw framed Jesus Christ as merely an archetype rather than as a person who actually existed. 

“Crenshaw said, quote, ‘The most important thing here is that we have important hero archetypes that we look up to. Jesus is a hero archetype. Jesus is a hero archetype; Superman is a hero archetype. Real characters, too. I could name a thousand – Rosa Parks, Ronald Reagan.’"

"I can’t wrap my head around this,” the girl added.

“I’ll help you. Put a period after the word Jesus and don’t question my faith,” Crenshaw replied, to boos and jeers.

“Wow. To a 10-year-old girl,” someone in the audience replied to Crenshaw.

“Ya moron,” one said. "Don’t talk to a kid like that, jerk," another heckler added.

“Don’t question my faith,” Crenshaw stated again. “You guys can ask questions about all of these things and I will answer them, but don’t question my faith. You can read that quote again, but nowhere in that quote am I saying Jesus is not real. That’s a ridiculous statement.”

“Is he the son of God?” someone in the audience asked.

“Of course he’s the son of God,” Crenshaw replied. “Of course he’s the son of God and of course he’s real.”

Crenshaw has recently clashed with fellow Republicans, including a notable confrontation with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia over COVID-19 testing.