BREAKING: Top Republicans Banned Dan Crenshaw From International Travel After Alcohol-Related Episode During Congressional Trip to Mexico
Top Republicans have barred GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas from international travel for three months following an alcohol-related incident during a congressional trip to Mexico in August, Punchbowl News reports.
The episode prompted House Intelligence Chair Mike Turner to urge Speaker Mike Johnson to remove Crenshaw from the committee, but Johnson declined. Despite this, Crenshaw’s “cartel task force” has been disbanded, according to Punchbowl News.
During an August trip to Mexico, Crenshaw was having drinks with a group of Mexican officials. One Mexican official cracked a crude joke that made a woman present uncomfortable. Crenshaw toasted the remarks.
Johnson, Crawford and Crenshaw huddled at the beginning of September…
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) November 19, 2025
Punchbowl reports that during the Mexico trip, Crenshaw was drinking with a group of Mexican officials when one official made a crude joke that made a woman present uncomfortable. Crenshaw reportedly toasted the remark.
In early September, Johnson, Turner, and Crenshaw held a tense meeting following the trip. Sources familiar with the Intelligence Committee described the discussion as heated.
Crawford and Crenshaw had already been feuding over Crawford’s push for counterintelligence reforms in the annual intel authorization bill.
Multiple sources familiar with the matter said Crawford was frustrated with Crenshaw’s lack of support for the plan. The language…
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) November 19, 2025
Turner subsequently prohibited Crenshaw from traveling as part of his committee duties, a decision reportedly backed by GOP leadership. The move came amid ongoing tensions between Turner and Crenshaw over counterintelligence reforms in the annual intelligence authorization bill. Multiple sources said Turner was frustrated by Crenshaw’s lack of support for the proposed plan, which ultimately remained in the House version of the bill.
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