A.G. Gancarski
On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Florida Congressman Ted Yoho on the floor of the House of Representatives.
The New York Democrat, who had already said Yoho’s attempted apology for a confrontation earlier this week fell short, expanded her criticisms of the apology and Yoho himself Thursday.
“Yesterday Rep. Yoho decided to come to the floor of the House of Representatives and make excuses for his behavior. That I could not let go.”
“To see that excuse and to see our Congress accept that as a legitimate … apology … I could not let that stand,” the Congresswoman added.
“This kind of language is not new,” Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said. “It is a culture of lack of impunity, of accepting violence and violent language against women, and an entire structure of power that supports that.”
Yoho, who one report claimed called Ocasio-Cortez, a “f***ing b**ch,” denied he said that. However, his denial clearly fell flat with Ocasio-Cortez, who said it was part of a “pattern of attitudes toward women and dehumanization of others.”
“This issue is not new,” AOC said, noting that other Republicans, including the President and Gov. Ron DeSantis have disparaged her.
DeSantis “called me a whatever-this-is,” AOC noted, after she was elected in 2018.
But Yoho seems to be a special case.
“This harm that Mr. Yoho tried to levy at me … when you do that to any woman, you are giving permission to other men to use that language against his daughters,” she added, before “thanking” Yoho for “showing the world that you can be a powerful man and accost women.”
The Congresswoman’s floor comments mirrored her tweet Wednesday evening, saying that Yoho’s words weren’t even an apology.
“Republican responds to calling a colleague “disgusting” & a “f—ing b*tch” w/ “I cannot apologize for my passion” and blaming others. I will not teach my nieces and young people watching that this an apology, and what they should learn to accept. Yoho is refusing responsibility.”
6 comments
S.B. Anthony
July 23, 2020 at 11:49 am
Denying responsibility is a Trumplican “thing.” Starts at the top and “trickles down,”
another thing they love. They act with total and complete impunity.
TED KRUZE
July 23, 2020 at 11:50 am
Yahoo Yoho is a classless boob. A dyed-in-the-wool redneck from the sticks. A Trumpican blowhard of the highest order.
Yoho is a throwback type common to the racist, anti-semitic, and authoritarian Nixon era. Ocasio-Cortez, and others like her, represent the New America – progressive, humanitarian, and egalitarian. Demographics will have ALL the Yoho types out-to-pasture and irrelevant by the 2040s. Count on it!
Amy C Roberts
July 23, 2020 at 1:49 pm
I wholeheartedly agree with you!
Du Du Brown
July 25, 2020 at 10:14 am
Wrong! AOC and you so called fake progressives are the most racist, identity politicking, dung beetles!! You spoiled narcissistic punks think you know better than the people you claim to support! That’s typical from self-righteous refuse such as yourselves! Mark my words! You will implode!!!
Hester
July 23, 2020 at 6:29 pm
Every word he said is true. This girl is a bimbo’s bimbo!
Sonja Fitch
July 24, 2020 at 4:56 pm
Up yours yoho!
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