{"id":551400,"date":"2021-06-03T17:21:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=551400"},"modified":"2021-06-03T17:21:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T21:21:14","slug":"candace-owens-slams-aoc-for-using-grandma-to-score-political-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/candace-owens-slams-aoc-for-using-grandma-to-score-political-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Candace Owens Slams AOC For Using Grandma To \u2018Score Political Points\u2019"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fcandace-owens-slams-aoc-for-using-grandma-to-score-political-points%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=551400&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Screen-Shot-2021-06-03-at-4.16.16-PM.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Daily Wire host Candace Owens slammed far-Left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) for using her grandmother to \u201cscore political points.\u201d Owens was reacting to a social media post from AOC that included a photo of her grandmother\u2019s home, shown in horrific conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came from nothing and am a first generation daughter in my family,\u201d Owens told Ocasio-Cortez. \u201cI would never allow my grandfather to live in squalor and then post it on the internet to score political points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The conservative author added that the pro-socialist representative needs to \u201c[s]top\u00a0being disgusting\u201d and get her \u201cgrandmother a better home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her initial tweet, AOC posted Wednesday, \u201cJust over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her- my 1st time in a year+ bc of COVID. This is her home. Hurricane Mar\u00eda relief hasn\u2019t arrived. Trump blocked relief $ for PR (Puerto Rico). People are being forced to flee ancestral homes, &#038; developers are taking them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Daily Wire podcast host Matt Walsh criticized AOC in a reply: \u201cShameful that you live in luxury while allowing your own grandmother to suffer in these squalid conditions,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.28\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Shameful that you live in luxury while allowing your own grandmother to suffer in these squalid conditions<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1400160069652713478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez scolded Walsh for apparently having no \u201cconcept\u201d of the role \u201c1st-gen, first-born daughters play in their families,\u201d and insisted the tweet was posted to call \u201cattention\u201d to \u201csystemic injustices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t even have a concept for the role that 1st-gen, first-born daughters play in their families,\u201d she accused. \u201cMy abuela is okay. But instead of only caring for mine &#038; letting others suffer, I\u2019m calling attention to the systemic injustices you seem totally fine [with] in having a US colony.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.512747875354\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You don\u2019t even have a concept for the role that 1st-gen, first-born daughters play in their families.<\/p>\n<p>My abuela is okay. But instead of only caring for mine &#038; letting others suffer, I\u2019m calling attention to the systemic injustices you seem totally fine w\/ in having a US colony. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QN0ZVoyDt2\">https:\/\/t.co\/QN0ZVoyDt2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1400163260918386696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Owens chimed in on Thursday, posting via Twitter, \u201cI came from nothing and am a first generation daughter in my family. I would never allow my grandfather to live in squalor and then post it on the internet to score political points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou rake in corrupt millions. Stop being disgusting and get your grandmother a better home.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.9825581395349\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I came from nothing and am a first generation daughter in my family. I would never allow my grandfather to live in squalor and then post it on the internet to score political points. <br \/>You rake in corrupt millions. Stop being disgusting and get your grandmother a better home. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lN14v9V792\">https:\/\/t.co\/lN14v9V792<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Candace Owens (@RealCandaceO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealCandaceO\/status\/1400474284825403396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>AOC has become a cash cow for the Democrats and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/503652-ocasio-cortez-builds-political-army-and-a-fundraising-machine-to-match\">top fundraiser<\/a>, raking in millions of dollars for election efforts with a \u201cstaff size more typical of a top-tier Senate campaign than a congresswoman seeking reelection in a safely progressive seat,\u201d The Hill <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/503652-ocasio-cortez-builds-political-army-and-a-fundraising-machine-to-match\">highlighted<\/a> in June 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Her personal net worth, though, is unclear. In a USA Today \u201cfact-check,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2021\/03\/09\/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-net-worth-not-1-m\/6924378002\/\">site<\/a> said the representative is worth far less than $1 million, highlighting the congresswoman\u2019s student loan debt. Her congressional salary is upwards of $170,000 annually.<\/p>\n<p>Noting of her salary, The Daily Wire\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/aoc-blamed-trump-for-her-grandmothers-squalid-living-conditions-while-making-six-figures-and-driving-a-tesla\">Ian Hawthorn<\/a> further criticized AOC, emphasizing her persistent push for socialist policies:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"19\">\n<p><em>By all available metrics, Ocasio-Cortez is perfectly able to financially support her beloved \u201cabuela,\u201d if just to make basic structural repairs to her cramped living area.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>However, the notion of taking individual responsibility for one\u2019s own family and community is totally antithetical to Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s ideology. For radical progressives like Ocasio-Cortez, even problems they themselves could solve with one PayPal transfer are the responsibility of others \u2014 the faceless \u201ccollective\u201d of society, shrouded in the constrictive veil of government control.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Why take personal responsibility for those around you when you can demand that \u201cthe government\u201d step in? Why dip into your own pocket when you can expect \u201cthe rich\u201d to foot the bill?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/aoc-blamed-trump-for-her-grandmothers-squalid-living-conditions-while-making-six-figures-and-driving-a-tesla\">AOC Blamed Trump For Her Grandmother\u2019s Squalid Living Conditions, While Making Six-Figures And Driving A\u00a0Tesla<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><i>member<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Wire host Candace Owens slammed far-Left Rep. 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