Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez trolls Fox News in Spanish and it is glorious
Conservative media is obsessed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and she's getting increasingly more creative in shutting them down.
In her, they have found a Democrat whose wardrobe they love to obsess over the likes of which they haven't had since Barack Obama's tan suit. Ocasio-Cortez, of course, is taking it all in stride.
After their latest attempt at fashion-shaming Ocasio-Cortez blew up, you'd think people would steer clear and wait for the new congresswoman to, you know, actually get sworn in and start legislating before they criticized her again. But Fox News couldn't leave well enough alone.
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On Friday night, the topic of Ocasio-Cortez's wardrobe came up again because a pair of her shoes is heading to an exhibit at Cornell that focuses on clothing that has empowered women. Ocasio-Cortez referred to these shoes (that have holes in them) during her campaign as a sign of her hustle. Fox News devoted an entire segment to the footwear in question.
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As far as Fox News segments go, it wasn't that bad. Some complementary things were said about the incoming congresswoman, and they waited about two minutes before launching into the socialist fear-mongering.
When someone brought it up on Twitter, Ocasio-Cortez was ready with a snappy comeback in Spanish.
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This translates into, "No, it's not love/What you feel, it's called obsession." Though Ocasio-Cortez had a version ready for non-Spanish speakers as well.
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Here it is, just for fun!
There was a bit more bilingual shade to come for Ocasio-Cortez, too.
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Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn.
Perhaps this tweet best sums up how Ocasio-Cortez supporters feel about Fox News and its apparent infatuation.
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Ocasio-Cortez and other newly-elected reps and senators will be sworn in January 3, 2019.
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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
