It’s become more than apparent that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn’t like being called out for her lies, and on Twitter she’s taken to blocking people who have done just that, as OANN’s Liz Wheeler noticed:
Omg hahahah @AOC blocked me!
I am ALWAYS respectful & civil. I present facts only, nothing personal. Somebody is threatened by facts & the truth! pic.twitter.com/IvZPMXKX0i
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 5, 2019
What was the last straw for AOC? Wheeler says this is the tweet that got her blocked:
This is the tweet which made her block me. And this is her tweet I was responding to. The truth stings. pic.twitter.com/jqjeeLoR4B
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 5, 2019
That reality check was apparently too much for AOC to want to deal with. Wheeler continued:
Dear Lord. Just ignore people who are rude & civilly engage people who challenge your policies. You are a PUBLIC OFFICIAL, @AOC. It’s a critical part of our public dialogue & self-govt to hold elected officials accountable.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 6, 2019
I’m also team never-block. I’ve legit never blocked a single person on Twitter. I love engaging with people who disagree with me! Guess @AOC isn’t confident enough in her “principles” to do the same. ?♀️
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 6, 2019
Also you’d have to be a tech illiterate Granny to think blocking somebody prevents them from seeing your tweets. So the only reason to block… is so your ideas aren’t challenged. There’s a fitting word for that: cowardice.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 6, 2019
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Don’t even think about blaming me for violence. Violence & threats are 100% wrong… duh. What a hideous & false accusation to try to blame me for other people’s disgusting violence. I challenged her Congressional voting record, for goodness sake. pic.twitter.com/3xYJeddffb
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 6, 2019
This is what the left does. They don’t like my facts debunking their Leftist ideology. So they try to define my speech as violence. This is their sneaky tactic to try to silence me. Bc if my speech is violence, they hafta shut it down right? Don’t fall for it. Refuse to be silent
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 6, 2019
What’s AOC afraid of?
Final point on this: @AOC doesn't just want an echo chamber of Leftist ideology for herself. She's preventing her FOLLOWERS from seeing the truth. My responses are frequently top on her tweets. That means her followers see my fact-checks when they view her tweet. That scares her.
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 6, 2019
Yep, the real issue isn’t that AOC doesn’t want to see narrative-busting responses, it’s that she doesn’t want her loyal followers to see them.
P.P.S. AOC is just proving that the tactics in my book on how to debate & defeat the Left work. She got so scared when I used them on her… she blocked me. https://t.co/Eh2X6GNEq4
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) July 6, 2019
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez fairly recently lead a “how to use Twitter” class for Democrats, and we can’t help but wonder if “if you can’t beat ’em, block ’em” was on the lesson plan.
This is what you get for being "factually accurate" instead of agreeing with her lol
— Tweetness ?? ???️♂️?⛪☕?☦ (Dustin Whitaker) (@dwhitakercb) July 5, 2019
Thread. @AOC can’t handle the facts; she prefers to spew lies. Not surprising that when she’s called out , she runs like a child. If this were Trump blocking a lefty journalist, the resisties would be “marching”. https://t.co/0EzwA0Rnip
— Pixie ?? SS ☕️? (@pixiejss) July 6, 2019
This is freaking classic… Hide and seek @AOC apparently has a problem with facts…????
??? Truth hurts???? https://t.co/S80ZDkKRRo
— Kimball (@67Chevydragster) July 6, 2019
That's a badge of honor that should be in your bio. She is very threatened by facts. https://t.co/5AqegBL3P4
— Kimberly Haney (@kimberlyhaney) July 6, 2019
People had some thoughts about Rep. Ocasio-Cortez blocking somebody on Twitter:
I was told it is against the First amendment for public officials to block people on social media…@AOC https://t.co/2uOnw3hIJS
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) July 6, 2019
I thought publicly elected officials weren't allowed to block people?
— ??DutchCheddar?? (@ChrisGrieb) July 5, 2019
Same here, if they tweet about government business then I think they are prohibited from blocking anyone. https://t.co/xHztTfgezi
— Jonathan Leavitt (@survivorJon) July 6, 2019
Perhaps @RealDonaldTrump should block AOC just to gauge the congresswoman’s position on the issue of public officials blocking social media followers.