After the House GOP removed Rep. Ilhan Omer (D-MI) from the Foreign Affairs Committee in 2023, fellow “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Occasio-Cortez (D-NY) had an embarrassing public meltdown. More recently, conservatives set footage of her rant to circus music, provoking widespread laughter.
For context, Omar was removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee by a narrow party-line vote of 218-211 under Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Republicans booted her for her extreme statements on Israel, which critics labeled as antisemitic. Omar’s remarks included a comparison equating the actions of Israel to the Taliban and her infamous statement that US support for the Middle Eastern nation was “all about the Benjamins.”
In any case, AOC lost her mind after the vote, ranting, “This is about targeting women of color in the United States of America.” She also declared, “There is nothing consistent with the Republican Party’s continued attack, except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body.”
Concluding her theatrical remarks, the far-left representative said, “Don’t tell me this is about consistency; don’t tell me that this is a condemnation of antisemitic remarks when you have a member of the Republican caucus who has talked about Jewish space lasers and also elevated her to some of the highest committee assignments in this body.”
Speaking in her own defense, Omar defiantly said, “My leadership and voice will not be diminished if I am not on this committee for one term. My voice will get louder and stronger…So take your vote or not – I am here to stay, and I am here to be a voice against harm around the world and advocate for a better world.”
When a clip of an AOC’s rant set to circus music was posted to X on February 2, 2023, conservatives exploded in laughter. Many users thought the music, which made Rep. Cortez look even more like a clown than usual, was hilarious.
In the comments under the post, social media users jumped at the chance to dunk on the unpopular congresswoman. One of the comments under the post laconically said, “She is a walking circus.” Another reply stated, “When the #SQUAD is freaking out, that’s a sign of improvement in our government.” A user joked, “Another priceless meltdown 😭😭😭”
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Cutting through the humor, some comments skewed AOCs record of pandering. One such comment read, “AOC deflects this to race and pseudo-death threats to conceal the obvious: like it or not, Omar at least has the courage of her convictions on Israel. AOC pays lip service to either side then votes “present” on the Iron Dome… She’s a coward who stands for nothing.”
Annoyed by her theatrics, several users took issue with Cortez’s far-left politics. One of the replies read, “Poor, pathetic snowflake. Not sure if the brain damage is from suffocating in the Liberal Echo Chamber or from untreated Trump Derangement Syndrome. Probably both.” Building on that point, another said, “The performative hopping 🤣 Is she culturally appropriating black Baptist Church ministers?”
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