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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., got here below hearth on Sunday after falsely claiming on social media {that a} colonial elections competition in Puerto Rico with greater than 50,000 attendees have been rallying for the “anti-Trump, anti-corruption Alianza motion.”
“Eyes on Puerto Rico: Tonight, Puerto Ricans amassed the second-largest political rally this ENTIRE cycle – behind solely Harris’ 75k-person Ellipse speech,” AOC wrote in a publish on X. “Over 50,000 Boricuas rallying for the anti-Trump, anti-corruption Alianza motion & @juandalmauPR. Political earthquake.”
The consultant was referring to a competition that appeared to amass extra individuals than Vice President Harris’s speech final week on the Ellipse, subsequent to the White Home, however the publish didn’t inform the complete story.
In actual fact, critics accused AOC of mendacity and slapped the social media publish with a group observe.
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“The depicted rally is the Competition de la Esperanza, hosted by the anti-colonial events of Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana (MVC) and Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño (PIP) forward of the subsequent colonial elections,” the observe learn. “It had nothing to do with any of the US’s fundamental events.”
A number of customers on X accused AOC of mendacity and deceptive individuals, with one even accusing her of utilizing Puerto Rico for her personal political targets.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to her for touch upon the matter, however didn’t instantly hear again.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) was accused of constructing a deceptive X publish a couple of Puerto Rican rally. (Drew Angerer/Getty Photos)
In a follow-up publish on X, AOC tried to clear up her remarks.
“I didn’t point out Kamala and acknowledged that is about anti-corruption Alianza,” she wrote. “To construct a coalition, it’s related to notice that PNP’s Jenniffer Gonzalez ran Latinos for Trump & campaigns on scare techniques about Dalmau chopping [Social] Safety when she’s empowered cuts through membership w/GOP.”
Nonetheless, customers proceed to bash AOC on her publish that amassed over 5.7 million views.
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Billionaire Elon Musk, who owns X, additionally chimed in on her publish, merely writing, “lol.”
AOC and Musk have feuded over varied points for not less than the final two years.
In an occasion in September 2023, AOC slammed Musk on social media after he mentioned she is “not that sensible.”
AOC had mocked Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., enjoying off a social media meme of “lady math,” the place individuals use unhealthy math to justify spending habits, by saying, “Boy math is needing 15 makes an attempt to rely the votes accurately to grow to be Speaker after which shutting down the federal government 9 months later.”
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In response, conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair shared a clip of AOC during which she argued that the numbers of authorized immigrants who traveled to Ellis Island, New York, across the flip of the century “far eclipsed what we’re seeing now” when it comes to the present migrant disaster.
“Lady math is saying immigrants coming legally by means of Ellis Island is identical as 3 million undocumented migrants pouring by means of our border and costing NYC $1,000,000,000 to accommodate migrants without cost in inns,” St. Clair mentioned.
Musk chimed in, commenting, “She’s simply not that sensible.”
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The insult grabbed AOC’s consideration, who fired again with an inventory of her accomplishments and a bitter ship off for the X proprietor.
“I wasn’t born wealthy and have become the youngest lady in American historical past to be elected to Congress. Then I investigated Cohen, authored the biggest FEMA funeral help program in historical past and led [the] creation of a US Local weather Corps to create tens of 1000’s of recent jobs,” she replied. “Keep mad.”
Fox Information Digital’s Gabriel Hays contributed to this report.
Greg Wehner is a breaking information reporter for Fox Information Digital.
Story suggestions and concepts might be despatched to [email protected] and on Twitter @GregWehner.
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