Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to respond to Tucker Carlson calling her a “rich, entitled white lady” during his show.
While discussing a new book called “Take Up Space: The Unprecedented AOC,” Carlson mentioned AOC considering herself a person of color. “No one ever dares to challenge that description, but every honest person knows it is hilariously absurd,” he said.
“There is no place on Earth outside of American colleges and newsrooms where Sandy Cortez would be recognized as a ‘woman of color,’ because she’s not!” he added.
“She’s the pampered, obnoxious ski bunny in the matching snowsuit who tells you to pull up your mask while you’re standing in the lift line at Jackson Hole,” Carlson continued.
In response, Ocasio-Cortez tweeted, “This is the type of stuff you say when your name starts with a P and ends with dejo,” referring to “pendejo,” which means “idiot” or “asshole”.
She also said Carlson “is allowed/paid to engage in clear, targeted, libelous harassment that endangers people &drives so many violent threats that ppl have to fundraise for their own safety”.
“Once he gets to fantasizing about ‘booty calls’ of women on national TV I cease to see the political value outside of incitement,” she continued.
In another tweet, she wrote, “Remember when the right wing had a meltdown when I suggested they exhibit obsessive impulses around young women?”
“Well now Tucker Carlson is wishing for… this on national TV. You’re a creep bro. If you’re this easy w/ sexual harassment on air, how are you treating your staff?” she added.
Ocasio continued with comments, claiming”Any man that talks like this will treat any woman like this. Doesn’t matter if you’re Republican, Democrat, or neither, this is clearly not a safe person to leave alone w/ women”. “Once again, the existence of a wife or daughters doesn’t make a man good. And this one is basura”.