Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was more than equal to the task when President Donald Trump dropped her name during Thursday evening’s presidential debate, and she took to Twitter to set the president straight on the issue of climate change and the Green New Deal.
HuffPost reports that Trump tried to suggest Joe Biden was beholden to the far left of the Democratic party when it comes to the issue of climate change:
“’You know who developed it? AOC plus three,’ the president said of Biden’s climate plan.
“’They know nothing about the climate. I mean she’s got a good line of stuff, but she knows nothing about the climate, and they’re all hopping through hoops for AOC plus three. Not a real plan. It costs $100 trillion.'”
Ocasio-Cortez is indeed co-chair of Biden’s climate policy task force, but that group’s proposals make absolutely no mention of the Green New Deal. Here’s what’s included in the Biden plan:
- Transitioning all electric power off fossil fuels by 2035
- Dramatically increasing energy efficiency by upgrading 4 million buildings and 2 million homes over four years
- Installing at least 500 million solar panels in the next five years
All of those goals are attainable and would create millions of new jobs for American workers. And Ocasio-Cortez quickly rebutted Trump with facts:
It’s actually AOC plus 115 because that’s how many House and Senate members have cosponsored the most ambitious climate legislation in American history.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 23, 2020
I am so deeply proud of & grateful for each + every one of my House and Senate colleagues who stand for our future & champion the #GreenNewDeal, the boldest climate plan in US history.
Here they are below. If you can, tweet them a thank you tonight:https://t.co/1pYcjeCzDt
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 23, 2020
AOC also brought humor to the table, mocking Trump for being unable to keep her name out of his mouth:
If someone told me 3 years ago, while I was waitressing to help my family stay afloat, that in a few short years an unhinged President of the United States would be repeatedly saying my name at the 2020 debate, I would’ve brought them some water and told them to sober up.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 23, 2020
Finally, the New York congresswoman pointed out how sexist and disrespectful Trump was being towards strong women, whom he seems to be threatened by:
I wonder if Republicans understand how much they advertise their disrespect of women in debates when they consistently call women members of Congress by nicknames or first names while using titles & last names when referring to men of = stature.
Women notice. It conveys a lot.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 23, 2020
AOC is a name given to me by community & the people. Y’all can call me AOC.
Government colleagues referring to each other in a public or professional context (aka who don’t know me like that) should refer to their peers as “Congresswoman,” “Representative,”etc. Basic respect 101
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) October 23, 2020
And that’s how you completely own Donald Trump on his favorite social media platform.
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