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In a now-deleted Instagram post on Saturday, Saturday Night Live comedian Pete Davidson alluded to how he was thinking of committing suicide. The post drew concern and outreach from friends, family, and fans but it also drew the attention of former Navy SEAL and Texas Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw, the same Republican Davidson had previously mocked for losing his eye to an IED blast in Afghanistan.
In an appearance on the local NBC affiliate in Houston, Texas on Sunday, Crenshaw shared how he had reached out to Davidson that weekend to give him support and encouragement to go on.
“It was pretty devastating. You don’t want to see somebody in that position to the point where they’re actually putting out a cry for help on social media, now that’s not a good place to be in,” he told KPRC anchor Khambrel Marshall. “Actually, I talked to him personally yesterday and I talked to him for a little about it. You know we don’t go back very far, we’re not good friends but I think he appreciated hearing from me.”
The Congressman’s heartwarming gesture was covered during NBC Nightly News on Tuesday. “Congressman-elect Dan Crenshaw revealing to NBC affiliate KPRC that he reached out personally to Davidson, after the comedian's now-deleted post,” reported correspondent Kristen Dahlgren. “Davidson writing in part, ‘I really don't want to be on this Earth anymore (…) I actually don't know how much longer I can last.’”
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