Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls AOC a ‘Little Communist’ and ‘Not an American’ at Trump Rally in Ohio

Sarah RumpfJun 26th, 2021, 7:48 pm
 
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) spoke at former President Donald Trump’s rally in Wellington, Oh. on Saturday, and used her time on stage to attack Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) as a “little communist” and “not an American.”

After polling the crowd to make sure they agreed that Trump was “still their president” and falsely claiming that “Democrats stole the election,” she called Ocasio-Cortez “the little communist from New York City.”

As the crowd booed in response, Greene nodded and said, “Yeah, lock her up too. That’s a good idea.”

“She’s not an American. She really doesn’t embrace our American ways,” Greene continued, mentioning Ocasio-Cortez’s support for the Green New Deal.

For the record, Ocasio-Cortez was born in the Bronx, which is in the United States, making her an American citizen from birth. Her father was also born in the Bronx, and her mother was born in Puerto Rico, making both of them American citizens from birth as well.

UPDATE: Ocasio-Cortez clapped back on Twitter with the succinct comment, “First of all, I’m taller than her.”

Watch the video above, via Twitter, and the livestream of the rally here.

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