{"id":1937358,"date":"2023-05-24T20:33:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T00:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-slams-mccarthy-after-chapstick-auction-holding-the-entire-us-economy-hostage\/"},"modified":"2023-05-24T20:35:45","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T00:35:45","slug":"aoc-slams-mccarthy-after-chapstick-auction-holding-the-entire-us-economy-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-slams-mccarthy-after-chapstick-auction-holding-the-entire-us-economy-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC criticizes McCarthy over ChapStick auction: &#8216;Harming US economy&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-slams-mccarthy-after-chapstick-auction-holding-the-entire-us-economy-hostage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1937358&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>AOC Blasts Kevin McCarthy Over Debt Negotiations<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Rep. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">ocasio-cortez<\/a>&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) slammed House Speaker <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-mccarthy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin McCarthy<\/a> (R-CA) for blaming Democrats for being &#8220;extreme&#8221; during the latest debt negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-slams-mccarthy-after-chapstick-auction-holding-the-entire-us-economy-hostage\/\" title=\"AOC criticizes McCarthy over ChapStick auction: 'Harming US economy'\">guy swooned yesterday<\/a> over MTG giving him $100k for a tube of cherry chapstick that touched his lips, so now he&#8217;s projecting his insecurity about it on TV,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response to McCarthy&#8217;s criticism of her and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>McCarthy&#8217;s Lip Balm Auction<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>McCarthy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-american-history-artifacts-up-for-sale-in-a-massive-auction-next-week\/\" title=\"Here Are The American History Artifacts Up For Sale In A Massive Auction Next Week\">recent auction<\/a> of his used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-senator-holds-up-government-funding-resolution-over-reported-crack-pipe-distribution\/\" title=\"Republican Senator Holds Up Government Funding Resolution Over Reported Crack Pipe Distribution\">lip balm<\/a>, won by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for $100,000, has received backlash from Democratic leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m honored to be able to donate $100,000 to the [National Republican Congressional Committee] to help Republicans increase our majority in 2024 and defeat the Democrats,&#8221; Greene said in a statement to <i>Politico<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the looming threat of an unprecedented default, McCarthy assured reporters that negotiations with the White House were ongoing. However, Ocasio-Cortez was quick to call out McCarthy&#8217;s role in the situation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Sorry, bud. The only person here holding the entire US economy hostage because they&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-joe-biden-used-my-name-today-to-try-to-further-divide-america\/\" title=\"Donald Trump: Joe Biden 'Used My Name Today to Try to Further Divide America'\">completely lost control<\/a> is you,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>McCarthy&#8217;s Criticism of Democrats<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If AOC and Bernie Sanders are going to run their party, that&#8217;s not my fault,&#8221; McCarthy told White House reporters. &#8220;I&#8217;m not even sure Bernie Sanders is a registered Democrat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t help it if the Democrats have become so extreme, and now it&#8217;s a party of Bernie Sanders than the party where Joe Biden was elected,&#8221; McCarthy added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite McCarthy&#8217;s attempts to shift blame onto Democrats, Ocasio-Cortez remains steadfast in her criticism of his actions and rhetoric.<\/p>\n<h3>Further Reading<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/biden-student-loans-cancellation-in-limbo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Biden&#8217;s Other Constitutional Crisis: Student Loans Cancellation in Limbo<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Click here to read more from the Washington Examiner<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Kevin McCarthy for blaming Democrats for being &#8220;extreme&#8221; during debt negotiations. 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