How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Stood Up To Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway In An Active Week For The NYC Democrat
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,
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019
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
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.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019
There are plenty of other words too:
- Negligent
- Inept
- Inhumane
- Predatory
Take your pick.
“Corrupt” is a good one, too.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 28, 2019
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.
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.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 12, 2018
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
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.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 26, 2019
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
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