5 Twitter reactions to the attacks on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

AOC has come under fire for her views [Image via Mark Dillman/Wikimedia Commons]

The youngest congressperson serving in Washington has taken quite a bit of heat on her ideas and Twitter is reacting.

by Tobias Richmond

January 6, 2019 at 10:20 AM

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New congressperson Alexandria Ocasio-Ortez has taken quite a bit of heat, from her dancing in college to her tax plan. Republicans have been lobby attacks at her since her election. Now Twitter is taking on those attacks.

“She doesn’t know what she’s talking about,”
say Republicans, who argued that healthcare costs the same as as unlimited calls & texts.

At least they’re upholding the time-honored tradition of laymen doubting the intelligence of women with actual subject matter education. pic.twitter.com/5UjloBPqmv
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 6, 2019

Men melting down.

One user pointed out a group of men who aren't happy when AOC makes a statement.

I love reading the men emotionally melting down in the comments of all your posts, too. Keep up your hard work!!
— For Sciencey Things (@emc6433) January 6, 2019

Stupid people calling others stupid

One user pointed out some Republicans aren't as smart as they like to pretend.

The same men who don’t know the difference between Google and iPhones? Yeah.https://t.co/cYtfUJZ78B
— ᎷᎥᏕᎶᎥᏉᎥᏁᎶᏕ (@lacunalingua) January 6, 2019

The health care attacks

One user pointed out the oddities of the Republicans attacking health care and AOC to boot.

Really nice to see someone pushing hard for affordable health care for all. I've heard the same crap from the right for years, if health care is free people will get too much. What BS like folks are going to join the colonoscopy of the month club.
— Mark Polley (@MMpolley55) January 6, 2019

The messengers deserve an attack

One user pointed out some of the attacks are not coming from a place of honesty but rather trying to get viewership

Chaffetz turned into a FoxNews talking head. All his opinions are null and void.
— Cory Noll (@DarthNoll) January 6, 2019

She's just a girl

This user seems to have hit the nail on the head when it comes to the complaints about the new congressperson.

But... but... you're... pretty... and you know... a girl. How could you know anything about tax policy??? pic.twitter.com/lwbo5RqL4r
— Ciarán the Shadow Sorcerer (@notagain127) January 6, 2019

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