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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene confronted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over political and ideological differences in the Capitol Building on Wednesday.
The New York Democrat left the House chamber in the afternoon when the Georgia Republican initiated the confrontation by calling after her, according to two reporters who said they witnessed the exchange.
Greene called after her and then picked up her pace to catch up to Ocasio-Cortez. Greene began shouting at her, even though Ocasio-Cortez didn’t stop walking, according to the two
Washington Post reporters. Greene asked why she supports antifa, a group of far-left activists who use violence, and Black Lives Matter, an organization that she called a “terrorist” group.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday. According to the accounts of two
Washington Post reporters, Greene shouted insults at Ocasio-Cortez, but the New York congresswoman refused to engage.
“You don’t care about the American people,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly shouted at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
“Why do you support terrorists and antifa?”
Greene later called Ocasio-Cortez a chicken and claimed that she was scared of debating the Green New Deal. Adding on Greene allegedly called Ocasio-Cortez a radical socialists who supports terrorists. These members are cowards, Greene continued. They need to defend their legislation to the people. That’s pathetic.”
While AOC refused to address her colleague directly, she did suggest that there be more security around to deescalate these situations. Speaker
Two of the most high-profile members of the House—one on the left, the other on the right—are the focus of a flurry of news coverage on Thursday. The headlines came.