In yet another one of her infamous temper tantrums on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, far-left “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortes (AOC) went berserk snapping about Elon Musk, billionaire entrepreneur and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Particularly, AOC attacked the genius founder for not being a “scientist” during her rant, using his background as more of a tech guy than an engineer or scientist, though he has shown an astounding ability to learn such things, as at SpaceX, to claim that he is a “con man.”
Beginning, AOC repeatedly pointed to what was going on “two years ago,” as if that is the end-all-be-all of government administration, to attack Elon’s DOGE. First attacking the personnel and tactics of DOGE with that rhetorical device, she said, “DOGE did not exist two years ago. 19-year-olds were not raiding the Treasury two years ago.”
Continuing, she freaked out about “science” and “scientists,” as if it requires a scientific background to detect fraud in government spending. She said, “People who have no idea with medical background have not been hauling in and creating kangaroo courts for scientists to dismiss them two years ago.”
Not done with her temper tantrum, AOC snapped, “That started happening now!” She then attacked Elon Musk’s credentials, saying, “Now, Elon Musk is not a scientist. He is not an engineer.” For reference, Elon has a Bachelor of Arts in physics and a Bachelor of Science in economics, both from the University of Pennsylvania.
Then, without explaining what specific credential Elon would need to be a “scientist” and why a physics degree, much less experience running SpaceX, doesn’t count, AOC snapped, “He is a billionaire con man with a lot of money. He does not have this kind of good background.”
Concluding, AOC expressed displeasure at the idea that the fired bureaucracy are getting mocked by MAGA, snapping, “If you all think he is an expert in that, I’ve got a bridge to know where to sell you. These are people’s lives that are on the line, and we cannot laugh them away.” Watch her here:
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LOST IN SPACE: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) rails against @elonmusk and DOGE, claiming, "He's not a scientist. He is not an engineer," even though the Tesla CEO is also the founder of several cutting-edge science companies, such as SpaceX and Neuralink. pic.twitter.com/JmjXhMbEsI
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Commenters on X (formerly Twitter) slammed AOC’s claims and insinuations. One, for example, said, “Well, that billionaire con man AOC has found a lot of fraud and theft of the US taxpayers hard earned tax dollars, that you and your colleagues either knew about or didn’t find. So I would take and trust Elon over all of you. Shame on you.”
Another commenter argued that, whatever Elon’s credentials, AOC is the definition of incompetence, saying, “There is no position in ANY of Elon Musk’s companies, that AOC is capable or filling. None. She is a straight up whiner and the only place where that works is The US Government.”
On much the same note, another questioned why AOC is supposed to be the arbiter of who a scientist is, saying, “AOC, the bartender-turned-economic-expert, is now a leading authority on science? Musk is literally putting rockets into space, and she’s out here struggling to understand how a garbage disposal works.”
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