Dan Crenshaw is a politicians who needs to be listen to

Nicoll Russell:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, has a congressional office in Washington, D.C., but he remains ever a Navy SEAL. The 35-year-old refuses to sit down when he arrives for our interview. “We’re too exposed,” Crenshaw tells me as he approaches the outdoor table I’ve chosen for our interview. It’s a Houston breakfast spot called Snooze. He points to a table on the perimeter covered in pollen. “Let’s sit there.”

We sit in bright orange chairs, and now, from his vantage point, Crenshaw can see the entire outdoor patio, the adjacent patio, and the street. He instantly relaxes, orders a double shot mocha with a little less chocolate and the “Smashed Avocado Benny,” and answers questions on a variety of topics, including President Trump, immigration, national security, his military service, his beer preferences, and “Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson.

If Trump and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., represent the polar opposites of our social media-driven political culture, then Crenshaw might be the man in the middle: an antidote to chaos in an ever-changing Washington, D.C. He is at once a former SEAL still on a mission to cure what ails this country with his Harvard intellect, special operations forces-grit, and “Texas Forever” sensibilities.

Everything Crenshaw does — from his social media posts to his border control policy proposals, and even where he positions himself in an interview — is resolute, methodical, and deliberate. This is most obvious in several ways inside Congress, but the way he engages with President Trump demonstrates this for outsiders. Crenshaw has no qualms about calling Trump out via Twitter, but he does so with tact and respect. When Trump recently tweeted criticism of the late Sen. John McCain, the Arizona Republican, Crenshaw tweeted back: “There is just no reason to be talking about Senator McCain after he has passed. He is not your political enemy Mr. President.”

On the other hand, there’s much Crenshaw agrees with concerning the president’s politics, particularly border control and immigration, a hot-button issue for someone who hails from a border state. Unlike other issues, such as disaster preparedness, which is trickier to resolve, Crenshaw knows exactly how border security and immigration have become such controversial topics, and he says news media deserve some of the blame.

“The coverage and the debate surrounding the border wall has been wholly and completely dishonest. The media should be ashamed of itself. The Democrats have done a complete 180 on their own policy and started to make up arguments that simply are not true. They started to argue against points we weren’t making.” He credited Chris Cuomo for pointing out that walls are not immoral and says he “actually had some interesting coverage on it." Meanwhile, he maintains Jim Acosta "had the best coverage.” Crenshaw lowers his voice and quotes him: "There’s nothing happening here."

“Exactly,” Crenshaw laughs.

He says the media cover for Democrats by making false claims about their views. “The media won’t hold [Democrats] accountable.” He believes they regularly claim Democrats are not opposed to border security. “Yeah, [Democrats] are. When you want to diminish personnel or the capacity to contain them ... you do want open borders.”
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There is more.

He chooses a seat in a restaurant like someone experienced in urban warfare.  He is someone who has an idea where threats are likely to emerge.  It was a different war from the one I fought in where you went on patrols in the jungle and ambushes came from entirely different areas.  He does have a keen sense of the dishonesty of the Democrats on the issues.

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