Ex-SNL star Bowen Yang, podcast co-host walk back comments criticizing Jasmine Crockett's Senate campaign

Former "Saturday Night Live" star Bowen Yang and his fellow podcast host Matt Rogers walked back critical comments they made earlier this week about Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, after the pair faced backlash online for questioning her Senate run.

"I hear the response, and I am taking every bit of it to heart, I promise," Rogers wrote in an Instagram post. "Transparency and candor matter to me, especially on the podcast. I’m a very progressive person who cares deeply about winning these elections, but my phrasing was not right.