AOC says 'they' want to trick you into thinking Democrats are referring to doctors and lawyers when they say 'rich'

Remember back during the Democratic primaries when millionaire Bernie Sanders dropped the word “millionaires” from his vocabulary and decided it was more prudent to set his sights on billionaires? Newsbusters watches The View so the rest of us don’t have to, and they noted that Whoopi Goldberg said what freaked her out about the talk associated with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’ “Tax the Rich” gown was learning that the top 1 percent includes people who make around $421,000 a year.

Whoopi Goldberg revealed her surprise when she found out that "the 1% percent" was a much broader term than she thought — and included her. https://t.co/Tm7MwlANhl

— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) September 14, 2021

We’ve written plenty about working-class woman AOC and her response to the backlash over attending the Met Gala. She’s still going on about it, and wants you to know that they’re trying to trick you into believing that when Democrats (and socialists) talk about taxing the rich, they’re talking about doctors and lawyers, not billionaires.

.@AOC responds to criticism that “she’s rich.”

“They want you to think that when we talk about rich, we’re talking about doctor or a lawyer instead of someone with hundreds of millions of dollars if not billions of dollars.” pic.twitter.com/QvQA7TtJ6f

— John Gage (@johnrobertgage) September 15, 2021

So “the rich” are people making hundreds of millions of dollars, or even billions. But didn’t Joe Biden make it clear during his campaign that he would absolutely not be raising taxes on families making less than $400,000? That seems pretty rich.

If this was true, Democrats would be increasing taxes only on the ultra rich.

See their current tax bill. @AOC is supporting tax increases on people making far, far less than that.

She is lying. https://t.co/zTrL5QNdPh

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) September 15, 2021

So basicallly the idea is that not even the highest paid Hollywood stars and sport champions are rich. The rich are always 'the others', some unidentified white Scrooge guy sitting atop his hundred of millions and billions of dollars that nobody know where they are. Sounds nutty.

— Comitato x il SÌ e per il NO (@comitatoXsiXno) September 15, 2021

She seems to have a misunderstanding in “assets” and physical cash 👍🏼

— KS (@LVcountrygirl) September 15, 2021

Be interesting to find out what the people waiting those tables and carrying those dress trains were paid last night.

— sheri s (@sisisis57) September 15, 2021

And wearing the COVID masks.

Her wealth is unimaginable to the vast majority of people in the world.

— Earl Kralik (@earlkralik) September 15, 2021

Give yourself time grasshopper a few more years in government “service” and I’m sure you will be one of those you speak of. That’s how it works and that’s why we are pissed. Signed an American Citizen

— Annette Halencak (@Annettes81) September 15, 2021

Nice try

— GoodTaste&Grace (@GoodTasteGrace) September 15, 2021

She makes $180k per year.

— Jim Eagle🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@PonySoldier69) September 15, 2021

You know one of the best “tells” that someone is a psychopath? They claim victim status when they clearly aren’t a victim.

— wut (@wutnow_wut) September 15, 2021

You can tell by her repeat statements and video that the backlash from the met gala is having an impact.

— JM (@jmahan71) September 15, 2021

Tweeting through it

— Grill Dad Rock (@spreadhead2288) September 15, 2021

Related:

Working-class woman of color AOC is disgusted by lack of respect for her having ‘[punctured] the 4th wall of excess and spectacle’ at Met Gala https://t.co/3T9LS0PIYx

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 14, 2021