Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took to Twitter on Tuesday to tear into a Politico story she claims contains “false information.”
Donald Trump Jr.’s response? “Welcome to our world.”
President Trump’s eldest son has previously been an outspoken critic of Ocasio-Cortez’s democratic socialist views, as the Washington Post pointed out.
One disappointment about DC is the gossip that masquerades as “reporting.”
This story has:
– Not a SINGLE named or verifiable source
– Only ONE on-the-record comment, which is a denial.My dad had a name for junk articles like this:
“Birdcage lining.”
https://t.co/kIBMM2eiWb— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 18, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez was railing against the report that, in her words, lacked “a SINGLE named or verifiable source,” adding, “My dad had a name for junk articles like this: ‘Birdcage lining.’”
“Welcome to our world …” Trump Jr. tweeted, referencing Ocasio-Cortez’s original Tuesday tweet. “You think that’s bad? Imagine what it’s like when they actually hate you.”
The Politico story that drew Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism claimed she was working to recruit a primary challenger to unseat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) in 2020.
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