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Journalist Drew Holden shared a lengthy — and alarming — list of media outlets, fellow journalists, and members of the Democratic Party who are threatening retribution against Republicans supporting President Donald Trump and his allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election and more. A pair of July 19, 2019, posts by Acasio criticized the governor and accusing him of lying about the project. A third post the same day included a link to a change.org petition with the message. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) gave a speech on the House floor about Rep. Ted Yoho’s remarks towards her on July 23. She said: “You can take photos and project an image to the world of being a family man and accost women without remorse and with a sense of impunity. It happens every day in this country”.
In a speech on the House floor, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York, addressed the remarks made by Representative Ted Yoho, Republican of Florida. In front of reporters.
At this point, tensions between President Donald Trump and Democrats have reached an all-time high. As Trump continues to fight for his border wall, certain Democrats haven't been shy about airing their frustration with the president, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's quotes about Donald Trump prove that. Watch out President Trump, because this congresswoman will not be silenced.
During the 2018 November midterm elections, 29-year old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her bid for New York's 14th district, making her the youngest woman to ever serve in Congress. During the election, she beat out Democratic opponent Rep. Joe Crowley, who held the seat for decades. While fellow politicians might have underestimated Ocasio-Cortez initially for her age, she's proven to be a valiant force in politics, and has given us an inside look into the goings-on at Capitol Hill. Since her swearing-in on Jan. 3, Ocasio-Cortez has worked with Congress to address changes that need to be made within the United States, and a lot of it has to do with a certain world leader. Of course, she's one of a few Democrats who has openly criticized Trump's politics, but leave it to a millennial to throw shade in a subtle, yet brilliant way.
What does AOC have to say about Trump, you may ask? Well, she's certainly not beating around the bush.
She's Openly Called Trump A Racist
On Sunday, Jan. 6, Ocasio-Cortez appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss the tense political climate within the United States. Obviously, the subject of Trump came up, and Ocasio-Cortez wasn't shy about sharing her feelings about Trump's political rhetoric. While she acknowledged that Trump didn't 'invent racism,' she told host Anderson Cooper that he's 'given a voice to it' and has 'created a platform' to expand racism. Believe it or not, that wasn't the most shocking segment of the interview. Following Ocasio-Cortez's statements, Cooper asked the congresswoman whether she believed Trump was a racist, to which she had a prompt and immediate response.
'Yeah, yeah, no question,' Ocasio-Cortez responded to Cooper's question.
Elite Daily reached out to the White House and Ocasio-Cortez's team for comment on her remark, but did not hear back in time for publication.
Being openly called a racist on television would probably bother most people, but clearly Trump is one of a kind. Following Ocasio-Cortez's appearance on 60 Minutes, Trump spoke to reporters outside the White House on Jan. 14, who asked him what he thought of Ocasio-Cortez's remarks.
'Who cares?' Trump said to reporters.
Hm, maybe you should, Mr. President.
Ocasio-Cortez Said Trump Isn't Ready For Her
If there's one thing everyone should know, it's that no one messes with New Yorkers. Ocasio-Cortez is a Bronx, New York, native, and now that she's representing her district, she's making sure everyone knows it. In June 2018, before she was elected to Congress, Ocasio-Cortez appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert to talk about her political journey. Near the end of the interview, Colbert brought up Trump's tweet about Rep. Crowley losing the primaries, and claimed he might have been re-elected if he 'nicer' to the president. This prompted Colbert to ask Ocasio-Cortez if she planned to be 'nicer' to Trump if she won her congressional race, to which she had an A+ response.
'Well, you know the president is from Queens, and with all due respect, half of my district is from Queens. I don't think he knows how to deal with a girl from the Bronx,' Ocasio-Cortez told Colbert, to loud applause.
Elite Daily reached out to the White House and Ocasio-Cortez's team for comment on her remark, but did not hear back in time for publication.
Judging from her and Trump's tension recently, it looks like she might have been right.
She's Stated That Trump 'Trolled Himself' During The 2019 State of the Union
The 2019 State of the Union started off rocky to say the least. Initially, the nationwide address was scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 29, but was delayed due to the month-long government shutdown. Finally, on Tuesday, Feb. 5, Trump took center stage to address his administration's achievements in 2018 and what he had planned for the new year. However, Trump's thunder was slightly overshadowed by women in Congress donning white in honor of the women's suffrage movement and as an act of solidarity.
During his address, Trump acknowledged that the highest number of women in U.S. history were elected to Congress in the November 2018 midterms. Even though congresswomen in the stands stood up and cheered, Ocasio-Cortez later told TMZ on Feb. 5 that his comment was completely ironic. She said,
And when he had that moment I think all of us couldn't help but laugh. We had to just laugh, because you looked around and first of all, all the women, almost all of the women, are on the Democratic side ... I don't think he realized the irony of what he was saying when he said it ... I think he trolled himself.
Elite Daily reached out to the White House and Ocasio-Cortez's team for comment on her remark, but did not hear back in time for publication.
Troll or not, it's clear that some serious changes are coming to Capitol Hill in 2019.
Ocasio-Cortez Has Clapped Back At Trump's Criticism Of The Green New Deal
Since her swearing-in, Ocasio-Cortez has made it a point to combat the serious problem of climate change. In November 2018, Ocasio-Cortez was one of the leaders openly taking this matter to Congress, and thus the Green New Deal was created. The proposal was created by activist group the Sunrise Movement, and it's a policy proposal that would plan to eliminate all U.S. carbon emissions and start focusing solely on renewable energy. In addition, the package would plan for climate-related natural disasters in order to prepare communities for impact beforehand. The ambitious proposal, however, has faced criticism, with some claiming it's unrealistic or too expensive.
Among its critics is Trump, who not only expressed his disapproval of the proposal, but took it a step further by stating it 'sounds like a high school term paper that got a low mark' while speaking to a crowd in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 11.
Well, Ocasio-Cortez wasn't going to let Trump throw shade at her proposal without a fight. So, on Feb. 11, Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to clap back at Trump's comment about the Green New Deal, and it was pretty... ruthless. She wrote,
Ah yes, a man who can’t even read briefings written in full sentences is providing literary criticism of a House Resolution. (“Reading the intelligence book is not Trump’s preferred ‘style of learning,’ according to a person with knowledge of the situation.” - @washingtonpost)
Elite Daily reached out to the White House and Ocasio-Cortez's team for comment on her remark, but did not hear back in time for publication.
The fate of the Green New Deal is still unknown, but climate change is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed. So, let's hope these two can put their differences aside and work together to deal with it.
Finally, She's Coming After Trump's Financial Matters With Fury
The topic of Trump's tax returns has been a special interest among Congress for months. On Feb. 27, Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen appeared in front of the House Oversight Committee to discuss his experience working for Trump. While Republicans continuously attempted to discredit Cohen by discussing his former lies to Congress in regards to Trump's financial matters, Ocasio-Cortez had other interests in mind.
On Monday, Feb. 4, Ocasio-Cortez spoke to reporters about Cohen's testimony, in which she explained the House Oversight Committee should be focusing on Trump's taxes, bank accounts, and financial statements. Well, in addition to her remarks, the congresswoman also decided to have a little fun while delivering her speech. She said,
You hear the president say 'no collusion, no collusion, no collusion' right? He's always talking about the focus on the relationship between his campaign and Russia, which the scope of that investigation is under the House Intelligence Committee as well as several other investigatory bodies. So while he's talking 'collusion, collusion, collusion,' I think in Oversight we should be talking about 'taxes, taxes, taxes' and his 'bank account, his bank account, his bank account,' his 'financial statements, statements, statements.'
Elite Daily reached out to the White House and Ocasio-Cortez's team for comment on her remark, but did not hear back in time for publication.
Who says throwing shade can't also be a little bit humorous? Trump might have had a lot on his plate from the beginning, but it looks like he'll have even more to deal with now that Ocasio-Cortez is in office. Best of luck, you two.
Warning, explicit language: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses Rep. Ted Yoho's insults
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses Rep. Ted Yoho's insults against her in House floor speech
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, backed by a team of supportive colleagues, led one hour of passionate speeches on the House floor Thursday morning calling out Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., for 'dehumanizing' insults against her and slamming his attempt to apologize as falling way short.
Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recounted how Yoho accosted her on the Capitol steps Monday, put a finger in her face calling her 'disgusting,' 'crazy' and 'dangerous.' Later, she said Yoho then called her a 'f---ing b---h,' which was overheard by reporters.
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“I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women and using abusive language towards women,” she said.
Ocasio-Cortez said she's used to getting harassed as a woman in America, recalling her time as a bartender and rider of New York City subways, and then getting targeted by President Trump as a member of Congress.
The liberal politician and member of the freshman 'squad' said she was prepared to let Yoho's comments go, until the retiring GOP congressman attempted to apologize on the House floor Wednesday and instead used his wife and daughters as 'shields' and 'excuses for poor behavior,' she said.
Yoho noted in his speech Wednesday that he has two daughters and has been married for nearly five decades, so he is 'very cognizant of my language.'
'I am two years younger than Mr. Yoho's youngest daughter. I am someone's daughter, too,' Ocasio-Cortez said, getting emotional talking about her late father. 'My father, thankfully, is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter. My mother got to see Mr. Yoho's disrespect on the floor of this House towards me on television, and I am here because I have to show my parents that I am their daughter and that they did not raise me to accept abuse from men.'
Ocasio-Cortez ended her 10-minute monologue thanking Yoho for showing just how common harassment against women is -- even against members of Congress -- and how it's a 'pattern' of dehumanizing behavior.
'I want to thank him for showing the world that you can be a powerful man, and accost women,' Ocasio-Cortez said. 'You can have daughters and accost women, without remorse, you can be married and accost women. You can take photos and project an image to the world of being a family man and accost women without remorse and with a sense of impunity. It happens every day in this country. It happened here on the steps of our nation's Capitol.'
Yoho did apologize on the House floor on Wednesday following a report he called the congresswoman a 'f------ b----.'
'I stand before you this morning to address the strife I injected into the already contentious Congress,' Yoho said. 'I rise to apologize for the abrupt manner of the conversation I had with my colleague from New York. It is true that we disagree on policies and visions for America. But that does not mean we should be disrespectful.'
'The offensive name-calling words attributed to me by the press were never spoken to my colleagues. And if they were construed that way, I apologize for their misunderstanding,' Yoho said.
But AOC swiftly indicated on Twitter that she did not accept the apology.
She wrote that Yoho didn't 'apologize or name any action he did,' didn't 'accept responsibility,' and lied about their interaction -- saying 'this was not a 'conversation,' it was verbal assault.'
In his contentious exchange with Ocasio-Cortez, which was first reported by The Hill, the outlet reported that while confronting the congresswoman over her past comments about crime in New York City being propelled by the pandemic and poverty rather than a lack of policing, he called her 'disgusting' and 'out of her freaking mind.' He reportedly did not make the 'f------ b----' comment until after the two had parted ways, and was not speaking to anybody in particular when he made the comment.
However, his office denied those remarks, telling Politico the lawmaker had merely said, 'bulls---.'
Ocasio-Cortez's address Thursday was followed up by passionate speeches from 16 Democrats -- including the three fellow squad members Reps. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley -- who praised the freshman rep for standing up to Yoho and said women are not going to put up with such attacks. Many females colleagues, as part of the historic class of women reps in Congress, recalled abusive language they've experienced in their lives and said it's not acceptable.
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'We are here to say that we will not allow sexism, misogyny and patriarchy to hold us back,' Omar, D-Minn., said. 'We will not apologize for advocating for women everywhere. We will not apologize for claiming the power that women deserved for centuries. And we will send a message to our daughters and their daughters, that they deserve fundamental equality.'
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Fox News' Tyler Olson contributed to this report.