How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Stood Up To Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway In An Active Week For The NYC Democrat

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at TPS rally — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez poses for a selfie with an activist during a rally in front of the White House February 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images

It was an interesting week for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. A documentary was released Wednesday on Netflix that featured her underdog campaign, she publicly backed the Department of Veterans Affairs, pushed for the resignation of Attorney General William Barr, ripped a Twitter posting from Chase Bank and called for the breakup of big tech companies.

But she began the week battling a familiar foe: White House adviser Kellyanne Conway.

In a CNN appearance on Easter Sunday, Conway said Ocasio-Cortez had posted comments "many times" on Twitter about the New Zealand mosque shootings but "never once" tweeted about the Sri Lanka church bombings. It seemed to be a veiled suggestion that Ocasio-Cortez had some type of problem with Christianity.

It didn't take long for Ocasio-Cortez to retort. She posted five tweets in response to Conway's comments after initially posting a singing Easter video.

Hello Ms. Conway,

On Easter I was away from tech visiting my grandmother in Puerto Rico, which continues to suffer from the White House’s incompetent disaster response.

Are you trying to imply that I am less Christian? What was the point of you bringing this up on national TV? https://t.co/TIypLf2CaB
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019

I chose to use the word ‘incompetent’ when it comes to Trump’s response to Hurricane María & the 3,000 Americans who died on his watch, but that’s only because I had 280 characters.

There are plenty of other words too:
- Negligent
- Inept
- Inhumane
- Predatory

Take your pick.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019

“Corrupt” is a good one, too.

I’m curious, how do you spin ignoring and neglecting the largest mass death of people on American soil in decades, @KellyannePolls?

After all, the official count of 3,075 people is much bigger than the 64 number your admin clung to for so long.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019

The terrorist attack in Sri Lanka was horrifying. Saying ‘Easter worshippers’ matters bc Easter is the holiest day of the year for Christians, & to be targeted on Easter highlights how heinous the attack was - just as saying yesterday’s #SanDiego shooting was on Passover.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019

It wasn't Conway's first foray into criticizing the popular freshman congresswoman. In December, she accused Ocasio-Cortez of spewing "nonsense" about the Green New Deal and other initiatives.

Ocasio-Cortez again would fire back on Twitter.

Kellyanne Conway has been engaged in a War on Facts since Inauguration Day.

Leveraging those who belittle my capacity is exactly how I defeated a multi-generation, multi-million $ political machine. GOP is even weaker bc their bias has no self-control.https://t.co/QHA66XqInY
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 12, 2018

Feuds aside, Ocasio-Cortez has used social media as a tool to fight back against criticism and raise awareness about specific issues. The 29-year-old has over 4 million followers and has tweeted nearly 7,800 times. Her pinned tweet is about climate change and the Green New Deal.

In her first week in office, a 30-second video intended to embarrass Cortez was posted on Twitter that showed her while in college and dancing on the roof of a building with the caption: "Here is America’s favorite commie know-it-all acting like the clueless nitwit she is."

Savvier than most lawmakers, Ocasio-Cortez posted a short video of herself dancing outside her office with the caption: "You hate me coz you ain’t me, fellas."

In February, she got into a Twitter battle with first daughter Ivanka Trump.

Trump, responding to a question about Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal, said in a Fox News interview that, "I don’t think most Americans, in their heart, want to be given something," and "This idea of a guaranteed minimum is not something most people want."

Ocasio-Cortez would fire back in a tweet that received 248,000 likes.

As a person who actually worked for tips & hourly wages in my life, instead of having to learn about it 2nd-hand, I can tell you that most people want to be paid enough to live.

A living wage isn’t a gift, it’s a right. Workers are often paid far less than the value they create. https://t.co/P5FsQuhCTW
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 26, 2019