Jasmine Crockett Tries To Trash Melania. The New York Times Says She’s Wrong.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) tried to trash First Lady Melania Trump’s “Einstein visa” — without realizing the New York Times disproved her argument seven years ago.

Melania received an EB-1 visa, or “Einstein visa,” in 2001, when she was a model. The visa is meant for immigrants “with extraordinary ability.”

“You’re supposed to have some sort of significant achievement, like being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize or a Pulitzer, being an Olympic medalist or having sustained other extraordinary abilities and success in sciences, art, education, business, or athletics,” Crockett said. “Last time I checked, the first lady had none of those accolades under her belt.”

“It doesn’t take an Einstein to see that the math ain’t mathing here,” Crockett added.

Crockett accused Republicans of hypocrisy, as the federal government is reevaluating visa programs.

“Since we’re talking about integrity, I’m confused as to why my Republican colleagues aren’t talking about the lack of integrity when it comes to the president’s family’s visas,” Crockett said.

But Crockett ignored a New York Times article debunking doubts about Melania justifying the visa.

“Petitioners for the EB-1, which was created as part of the Immigration Act of 1990, face a two-part test,” the Times wrote in 2018. “The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services first must determine whether a candidate has presented evidence to satisfy three out of 10 criteria, such as publishing material in professional publications or other major media, appearing in artistic exhibitions or commanding a high salary.”

Melania — who had featured in British GQ and Sports Illustrated, among other magazines — satisfied that requirement.

“Once those are met, the decision comes down to a vague and undefined ‘final merits determination’ by the immigration agency,” the Times continued.

Although they admitted the approval process is inconsistent, the Times’ sources agreed Melania deserved the visa.

“The notion that you somehow have to be a genius or Einstein is utter fiction,” Chris Wright, a lawyer based in Los Angeles, told the Times. “We have succeeded with models no more accomplished than Melania Trump.”

Even Albert Einstein might have been declined a visa. In one experiment, immigration lawyers examined some of Einstein’s early work — without knowing it was his — and concluded “it would be very challenging” for him to get an EB-1, the Times reported.

Still, the seven-year-old fact check did not stop Crockett from using Melania to criticize Republicans.

“Nevertheless, what Republicans are doing with this reconciliation process, the travel bans and revoking visas, jeopardizes our national security,” Crockett said.