Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams 'Disgusting' Site for Misleadingly Publishing a Fake Nude Photo of He

[Faygo Kid]

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Source: Yahoo

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is firing back at the “completely disgusting behavior” of the conservative news outlet The Daily Caller for publishing a fake nude photo of her with a misleading headline that does not make clear the photo was a hoax.

Ocasio-Cortez, who recently joined Congress as a representative from New York City, linked the coverage to the broader right-wing animosity that she has faced.

“GOP have been losing their mind + frothing at the mouth all week, so this was just a matter of time,” she wrote on Twitter Wednesday.

She noted that a reporter from the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, had been reaching out to her boyfriend’s family for potential stories.

“Women in leadership face more scrutiny. Period,” she continued. . .

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-slams-apos-140436809.html

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They did it to President Obama's mother. They will do it again. Disgusting.

[janterry]

1. 'slams' 'firing back'

Fine, tweet if you will. Issue a statement - it's called for. I'm glad you are adept at social media. It is also called for.

But this is all being hyped like a reality show and the headline banter is subsuming the real work of politics.

Enough already.

[Autumn]

4. That exactly what she did. You expect her to shut up and let it go because it's not real politics?

[janterry]

5. I'm not sure you read what I wrote

I think I said, fine and it's called for.



ETA: there was more afterwards, too.

[geretogo]

2. The Tyrants ruling this country will destroy anybody or any thing that that threatens their desire

for absolute power over us all .

[nycbos]

3. These people are disgusting.

[Omaha Steve]

6. Locking...duplicate

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