Bowen Yang & Matt Rogers Respond to Backlash, Apologize After Jasmine Crockett Comments on 'Las Culturistas'

Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers have responded to the backlash they received after telling people not to “waste” money donating to Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett on the latest episode of their Las Culturistas podcast.

On Saturday (January 10), Matt responded by sharing a statement to his Instagram story, saying, “I hear the response and I am taking every bit of it to heart, I promise.”

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“Transparency and candor matter to me, especially on the podcast,” he said. “I’m a very progressive person who cares deeply about winning these elections, but my phrasing was not right. I will be more thoughtful!”

The Good Fortune star also said he has “great respect and admiration” for Jasmine and regrets that his comments suggested otherwise.

“I just want us to win and I will be better at finding ways to help,” he concluded.

In response, Bowen shared Matt‘s statement on his own Instagram story and wrote, “Should not have cursorily weighed in on this. Understanding the platform and will use it more responsibly.”

As for what prompted these responses and the backlash, it started with a discussion about the future of the Democratic party, with Matt saying: “Any time a politician is making it too obviously about themselves, I’m already done. And don’t waste your money sending to Jasmine Crockett. Do not do it. Don’t do it, you’re going to waste your money.”

The discussion starts around the 1 hr. 40 minute mark in the episode embedded below.

Bowen chimed in to agree with him.

To explain his stance, Matt continued, “Let me just qualify the Jasmine Crockett thing. She’s not going to win a Senate seat in Texas, you guys. If Beto O’Rourke couldn’t do it, Jasmine Crockett is not going to do it. It’s nothing against her, it’s just that she is a politician, in that she is very well-defined already, and it’s my opinion that we’re going to need someone who is less defined at this moment that rises up.”

Matt added that he likes the idea of James Talarico, who is also running for Texas Senate, stating that James is “we can’t define already,” while he considers politicians like Gavin Newsom and Jasmine as “defined.”

Matt also recently spoke out about his rumored tension with Andy Cohen.