Fetterman counters AOC rejection after evaluating MTG's catfight

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) positioned himself as the adult in the room after a House committee catfight declawed New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D).

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The liberal lawmaker's growing reputation for consistency put her at odds with five-district socialists this week after she sounded off in the team fight that included her and Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) against Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R). Slurs about “racism and misogyny” left Fetterman unmoved on CNN's “State of the Union,” as he told host Jake Tapper, “This is absurd.”

“I was just responding to the kind of chaos and everything that Rep. Greene started as well,” he continued.

On Friday, the freshman senator had reacted to the conflict that had erupted at a House Oversight Committee hearing over consideration of holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress by captioning a CNN headline: “In the past, I described the US House as The Jerry Springer Show. I apologize to The Jerry Springer Show.

Stung by the barb, Ocasio-Cortez had tried to score points against Israel's unapologetic ally, cutting in: “I understand that you probably wouldn't have defended your colleague and you seem to be confused because racism and misogyny are” both sides.” matter. But I stand up to bullies, instead of becoming one. And to the women of Pennsylvania: I'd stand up for you too. Enjoy your Friday.”

I understand that you probably wouldn't have defended your colleague, and you seem confused about racism and misogyny being a “both sides” issue.

But I deal with bullies, instead of becoming one.

And to the women of Pennsylvania: I would stand up for you too.

Enjoy your Friday. https://t.co/cInF4YXO2y

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 17, 2024

Fetterman promoted his equal opportunity at the House show that had seen Greene criticize Crockett's eyelashes, while the Texas Democrat coined the phrase “badly built beach blonde butch body,” to point -se to the Peach State politician, a line he had since tried to exploit. with one tremendous failure this saw her misspell her own last name.

“And if all the members of the committee were proud of what they have produced, they are entitled to their opinion. Or if they think this is the kind of video you want to send to a class of eighth grade civics students across America,” the congressman said, “again, that's their choice.”

The snubs didn't stop there, as the senator also probed the disputed lawmakers about their individual voting records, and while he criticized Greene by name, he didn't stop when he called out Ocasio's anti-American stances. -Crust that included the coating. with Hamas sympathizers.

“But if I'm going to go against anything, I'm going to go against Hamas and I'm not going to vote against Israel,” Fetterman told Tapper. “And I'm going to turn against Putin. I'm not going to vote against aid to Ukraine like Rep. Greene has. And then I'm also going to turn against the TikTok vote and now TikTok is essentially an asset of the Chinese Communist government.”

Staff writer

A native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College, where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and seeker of truth, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and dog, and when he's not researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel ·the.

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