{"id":2048832,"date":"2023-09-28T21:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T01:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shes-just-not-that-smart-aoc-scrambles-to-defend-herself-after-elon-musk-takes-swipe\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T21:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T01:58:59","slug":"shes-just-not-that-smart-aoc-scrambles-to-defend-herself-after-elon-musk-takes-swipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shes-just-not-that-smart-aoc-scrambles-to-defend-herself-after-elon-musk-takes-swipe\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC defends herself as Elon Musk criticizes her intelligence."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fshes-just-not-that-smart-aoc-scrambles-to-defend-herself-after-elon-musk-takes-swipe%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=2048832&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>Far-left \u200dRep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/aoc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexandria \u200cOcasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) Faces Criticism from Elon Musk<\/h2>\n<p>The outspoken congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, \u200cfound herself \u200bin a heated exchange with tech mogul Elon Musk \u200dafter she criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Musk, known for his blunt \u2064remarks, dismissed Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s intelligence, sparking a \u200cfiery\u200d response from the congresswoman.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Boy math is needing 15 \u200cattempts to count the\u200c votes\u200c correctly to become Speaker and then shutting down the government 9 months later<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1706853161393131809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Political commentator Ashley St. Clair also joined the\u200d conversation, criticizing Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s stance on immigration.\u2064 Musk, in response to St. Clair&#8217;s post, simply stated, &#8220;She&#8217;s just not\u2062 that \u200bsmart.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She&#8217;s just not that smart<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk\u2062 (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1706882415900102798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September \u206227, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Refusing to\u200b back down, Ocasio-Cortez listed her accomplishments and highlighted her journey from humble beginnings to becoming the\u200d youngest woman elected to Congress. She emphasized her\u200b work in investigating Cohen, creating\u200b the largest FEMA funeral\u200b assistance program, and spearheading the US Climate Corps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I wasn&#8217;t born rich and became the youngest woman \u2064in \u2062American history to be elected\u2062 to Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Then\u200c I investigated Cohen, authored the largest FEMA funeral assistance program\u200c in history and led \u2063creation \u2063of a US Climate Corps \u200bto create tens of thousands of\u2064 new jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Stay mad \ud83d\udc81\ud83c\udffd\u200d\u2640\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EDsPGs8Bx6\">https:\/\/t.co\/EDsPGs8Bx6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1707029129025999324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, the criticism continued as Ashley St. Clair \u2062questioned Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s authenticity, claiming she \u2062grew up\u200d in wealthy suburbs rather than the Bronx. This prompted a\u2063 back-and-forth exchange between\u2063 the two.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You grew up \u200din the wealthy suburbs\u2064 of Westchester \u200bCounty. Drop the Bronx \u200dshtick at the very least girly pop.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley\u200d St. Clair (@stclairashley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stclairashley\/status\/1707030690741592077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shes-just-not-that-smart-aoc-scrambles-to-defend-herself-after-elon-musk-takes-swipe\/\" title=\"AOC defends herself as Elon Musk criticizes her intelligence.\">faced numerous public battles<\/a> with critics\u2063 in \u2062the past. From accusations\u2064 of Republicans wanting to date\u200c her to claims of being catcalled by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, she has not shied away from \u2064confrontations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cIf \u200cRepublicans\u2062 are \u200cmad they can\u2019t date\u200b me they can just say that instead of projecting their\u200d sexual frustrations onto \u200dmy boyfriend\u2019s feet. Ya creepy weirdos,\u201d she wrote, \u2063referring to a photo of herself with her now-fianc\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cIt\u2019s starting to get old ignoring the very obvious, strange, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-claims-republicans-criticize-her-because-of-deranged-sexual-frustrations\/\" title=\"AOC Claims Republicans Criticize Her Because Of \u2018Deranged Sexual Frustrations\u2019\">deranged sexual frustrations<\/a>\u200b that underpin \u2064the Republican fixation on me, women, &#038; LGBT+ people in general,\u201d AOC claimed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u201cThese people clearly\u200b need therapy, won\u2019t \u200ddo it, and\u200d use \u200bpolitics as their outlet\u2063 instead. It\u2019s really weird,\u201d she\u200d added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If Republicans are mad they can\u2019t date me they \u200bcan just say that instead of projecting their\u200d sexual frustrations onto my boyfriend\u2019s\u200d feet.<\/p>\n<p>Ya \u2062creepy weirdos <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z7bZCgXpWJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z7bZCgXpWJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1477000469318885385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These clashes \u2062with critics are not new for Ocasio-Cortez. In 2018, \u2062she accused Ben Shapiro of &#8220;catcalling&#8221; \u2064her when\u200c he challenged her to a debate. Shapiro responded by calling out her baseless accusations and highlighting the importance of\u200b discussion and debate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just like catcalling,\u200b I don\u2019t owe a response to \u2064unsolicited requests\u200d from men with bad \u200cintentions.<\/p>\n<p>And also like catcalling, for some reason they feel entitled \u2063to one. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rsD17Oq9qe\">pic.twitter.com\/rsD17Oq9qe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1027729430137827328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/filings-suggest-aoc-is-married-her-office-says-no-heres-why-thats-a-house-ethics-issue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filings\u2063 Suggest AOC \u2063Is Married, \u200cHer Office Says\u200b No: Here\u2019s Why That\u2019s\u2064 A House Ethics\u00a0Issue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the clash between Ocasio-Cortez \u2063and \u200dMusk reflect\u200b larger \u2064divisions within the Democratic\u200d Party?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  She tweeted in response to the dating allegations.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200cfor the recent exchange with Elon Musk, Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s \u200cstrong defense of her\u2062 intelligence and accomplishments may not be surprising. She has consistently \u200dpositioned herself as\u2062 a champion for progressive policies and a \u2063voice for the marginalized. Her outspoken nature and\u200b ability to engage in\u200c fierce \u200bdebates have \u2063earned her both praise and criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk, on the other\u200c hand, is no stranger to controversy. As the CEO \u200dof Tesla and SpaceX,\u2063 he has\u200c often found \u200bhimself embroiled in \u2063public\u2064 disputes and Twitter feuds. His blunt remarks and unconventional behavior have \u200dmade him a\u200b polarizing figure in the tech industry.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200d is not uncommon for politicians and public figures to clash on social media. Twitter, in particular, has become a breeding ground for heated exchanges\u200d and \u2063verbal sparring. However,\u200b the \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devin-nunes-on-life-after-congress-elon-musk-and-big-tech-censorship\/\" title=\"Devin Nunes On Life After Congress, Elon Musk, And Big Tech Censorship\">high-profile nature<\/a> of this particular feud, involving two well-known figures with large followings, has brought even more attention to the disagreement.<\/p>\n<p>While some may see\u2063 this exchange as a mere \u200cTwitter\u200c feud, others argue that it is reflective of\u2064 larger divisions within\u2063 the Democratic Party. \u2062Ocasio-Cortez represents the far-left progressive wing of the party, while Musk has been associated with\u200d more centrist and libertarian-leaning \u2062ideologies in the past. This clash of ideologies and personalities could potentially impact the future direction of \u2063the party.<\/p>\n<p>As the feud between Ocasio-Cortez and Musk continues to play\u200d out on social media, it\u2064 is yet to\u2063 be seen \u200bwhether any \u200dresolution or\u2062 understanding will be reached.\u200b However, it serves as a reminder \u200cof the power and\u2063 reach of social media in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-under-fire-from-a-man-named-mudge-former-hactivist-from-the-cult-of-the-dead-cow\/\" title=\"Twitter Under Fire From A Man Named Mudge: Former \u2018Hactivist\u2019 From The Cult Of The Dead Cow\">shaping public discourse<\/a> \u200band political debates.<\/p>\n<p>In an age where Twitter exchanges can make headlines and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/date-set-for-gavin-newsom-ron-desantis-debate\/\" title=\"Newsom-DeSantis Debate Date Announced\">influence public\u2064 opinion<\/a>,\u2062 it is important for public figures to be mindful of their words and actions. \u2062The political landscape is continually evolving, and the impact of social media \u200bcannot be underestimated.<\/p>\n<p>As for Ocasio-Cortez and\u200b Musk, their disagreement may eventually be forgotten, overshadowed by the next\u200d Twitter feud or viral\u200c controversy. \u2063However, the\u200b underlying \u200dissues and divisions that fueled\u200b this exchange will likely continue to shape the political discourse in\u200b the \u2064months and years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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