Rep. Dan Crenshaw, popular with Trump backers and critics, seen by some as future of GOP

But his style offers the possibility that the Republican Party can be more conservative, but not necessarily Trumpian, Politico reported in a recent profile.“He’s not going to be in the business of pretending Trump is something he’s not, but he’s also not going to dump on Trump for the sake of a little bit of strange new respect from the left,” said conservative commentator Ben Shapiro.“He’s not going to be in the business of pretending Trump is something he’s not, but he’s also not going to dump on Trump for the sake of a little bit of strange new respect from the left.” CRENSHAW, OCASIO-CORTEZ TRADE TWITTER BARBS OVER SUPER BOWL, KAEPERNICK, TAX RATE ON WEALTHYCrenshaw has publically disagreed with Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria but has backed the president's decision to declare an emergency at the southern border.A self-described “plain old conservative," Crenshaw, 34, has amassed a following since “Saturday Night Live’s” Pete Davidson mocked the former Navy SEAL’s eye patch during a "Weekend Update" segment last year.