A glossy GQ cover story featuring Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was mocked Wednesday by members of the media and political commentators, who labeled her a “hillfluencer,” a wanna be celebrity, and more.
Radio host and political commentator Dana Loesch tweeted in response to one write up about Ocasio-Cortez’s October cover article under a headline that read, “AOC predicts she won’t be president-because Americans ‘hate woman.’” In the GQ piece, AOC said that she used to believe “anybody can grow up to be president” in America, but now feels that “many people in this country hate women” and “women of color,” so it won’t happen.
“We hate tyrants,” Loesch replied. “Big difference.”
We hate tyrants. Big difference. https://t.co/hHDfg9MSMp
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) September 7, 2022
Constitutional law attorney, former senior legal advisor and personal counsel to President Donald J. Trump, and a contributor to Newsmax, Jenna Ellis, had a different take for AOC on her claim about why she won’t be president.
“Lol AOC won’t be president because most Americans hate stupidity,” Ellis tweeted.
lol AOC won’t be president because most Americans hate stupidity. https://t.co/mpnqo88xdW
— Jenna Ellis 🍊🦅 (@JennaEllisEsq) September 7, 2022
Conservative political commentator and author Noah Rothman pulled out another portion of the story in which Ocasio-Cortez appeared to bemoan the checks and balances of our government, saying that there are “still plenty of limitations,” even if she were to be president, to get her ambitions through.
“Would love to read an AOC fisking of Federalist 10,” Rothman tweeted.
Would love to read an AOC fisking of Federalist 10. https://t.co/ljJiw58d1O
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) September 7, 2022
“I’m glad AOC knows what a woman actually is, but our problem is with her socialist agenda, not her gender,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) tweeted.
I’m glad AOC knows what a woman actually is, but our problem is with her socialist agenda, not her gender.
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn (@MarshaBlackburn) September 7, 2022
Those "limitations" are a feature, not a bug, AOC. https://t.co/VE43MqxdAX
— Liz Wolfe (@lizzywol) September 7, 2022
AOC isn't a congresswoman. She's a hillfluencer.
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) September 7, 2022
If AOC wasn't on magazine covers I'd never hear about her. https://t.co/5BucpdNngJ
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) September 7, 2022
amazing she's able to fit in all these media appearances with her busy legislative schedule.
she has a busy legislative schedule, right? https://t.co/IOHnGHt07k
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) September 7, 2022
In a GQ cover story, AOC theorizes about being president but is worried about the checks and balances of… the other branches of government. pic.twitter.com/WzR8JfLyrY
— Nathan Brand (@NathanBrandWA) September 7, 2022
LOL.. just LMFAO https://t.co/2fVADJkCE2
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 7, 2022
As a member of Congress AOC has supported legislation to blow up the Supreme Court and lobbied Biden to take exec action to circumvent Congress he doesn't have the authority to take.
No surprise that a President AOC would want to do away with checks and balances altogether. https://t.co/RLvKl6bHVu
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) September 7, 2022
Some even noticed that the magazine was hiding the replies to their article about the congresswoman.
GQ out here hiding replies. Dying… https://t.co/2fVADJkCE2
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 7, 2022
Reading through the thread from the original GQ article, it was clear some of the comments were labeled “hidden.”
You’ve hidden the best replies, cowards. pic.twitter.com/n8VBVAeMYM
— Caesar (@Caesar63BC) September 7, 2022
But members of the media weren’t the only ones who called out the congresswoman for her “wokeness,” and wrote that AOC appeared to be more interested in being a star rather than fighting for her constituents.
“I can’t afford food and shelter”
AOC: shhhhh peasants, I have a photo shoot today at GQ pic.twitter.com/bZ8LhXTsCy
— Jory Micah, M.A. Christian Doctrine & History (@jorymicah) September 7, 2022
AOC will be worse for the people than Hillary ever was.
This is a woman who only mentioned kids in cages to get to this magazine cover. https://t.co/3gXaSDcEsr— Squid Diddly ☭ (@SquidDiddly1989) September 7, 2022
When you rather be a celebrity than fight for healthcare @AOC pic.twitter.com/Y8srBJdFQQ
— Mark C Washington (@MarkyMark91182) September 7, 2022
Prayers up for AOC. Suffering a terminal case of wokeness. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/IUttv3dxlO
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 7, 2022
AOC 2020: "No uterus? No opinion!"
AOC 2022: "Where are all the men to protect us from the Pro-Life women who've decimated Feminist Slut Culture?!" https://t.co/UoMdbtIjRq
— Enemy of The State (@Machovell1an) September 7, 2022
Just another "leftist" fighting for the working class on the cover of GQ. pic.twitter.com/MJGOe2hJrq
— Prof Zenkus (@anthonyzenkus) September 7, 2022
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