AOC gives Ted Cruz just the ammo he needs to shoot gaping holes in her COVID19 relief narrative; UPDATED

Last night, AOC took a mighty swing at Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans … and wound up decking Nancy Pelosi and House Dems.

People across the country are going hungry, COVID is set to explode, and Mitch McConnell dismissed the Senate last week.

I don’t know how these people can sleep at night. I really don’t.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 23, 2020

We really don’t know how AOC can string a sentence together on the strength of her three functioning brain cells.

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz was among those who helpfully reminded AOC that it’s Democrats who have endlessly obfuscated and thwarted every Republican effort to pass COVID19 relief:

Why is your party filibustering $500 billion in COVID relief?

And Joe Biden is cheering them on. Thinking that blocking relief somehow helps Dems win Georgia. https://t.co/b8PvuUpSa3

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 23, 2020

The truth hurts. It hurts so badly, evidently, that AOC decided to take another swing to defend herself from Cruz’s blow:

The House doesn’t have filibusters, @tedcruz.

We also passed several COVID relief packages to the Senate that not only include >$500 billion, but also prioritize helping real people as opposed to Wall St bailouts the GOP tries to pass off as “relief.”

Nice try though ?? https://t.co/X4YIdiXh5y

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 23, 2020

Bless her heart.

I hope someone else runs Cruz’s Twitter account because it’d be pretty embarrassing if a US Senator didn’t know this.

Almost as embarrassing as when Sen. @JohnCornyn didn’t appear to know that Puerto Ricans don’t get to vote in the Presidential

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 23, 2020

Or almost as embarrassing as a U.S. Representative not knowing what her own party has been up to!

You know in the House, when we don’t have the votes to pass something, we work on the bill until we pick up the votes to pass it. That includes GOP votes – & yes, GOP have voted for my leg too.

The Senate should try it sometime! People are going hungry as you tweet from vacay. https://t.co/INdMqmx1xr

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 24, 2020

She just can’t take the L, can she?

Translation of @aoc "My party good, your party bad" Translation of @tedcruz "My party good, your party bad" Translation of the American People, "If either of you really cared about those in need you would find a way to make it work, now" https://t.co/rZB6POZtZW

— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) November 24, 2020

With respect @mcuban, this is not a “both sides” situation. The Senate literally skipped town. They’re not even trying.

As much as it makes people feel good to say “a pox on both your houses” the fact of the matter is it’s a one-sided situation trying to escape accountability.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 24, 2020

And if anyone knows about trying to escape accountability, it’s AOC.

Actually, POX ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES.

GOP should have spent more.

But Dems refused to pass a decent bill, because they wanted a perfect one.

People like @AOC are absolutely, 100% part of the problem, and they sanctimony on Twitter won't change that. https://t.co/h6ViRO9oWk

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) November 24, 2020

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Update:

She’s still going, bless her heart:

If you want to know why COVID relief is tied up in Congress, one key reason is that Republicans are demanding legal immunity for corporations so they can expose their workers to COVID without repercussions.

Dems don’t want you to die for a check. That’s what we’re fighting over.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 24, 2020

They’re fighting over politics. And they’re willing to let people struggle and, yes, even die while they do it.