Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is mocking former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin after she accused her of being a āfake feminist.ā
During an appearance on Fox News on Wednesday night, Palin ripped Ocasio-Cortez for comments she made about Texasā new abortion law.
āShe is such a fake feminist that she would bring up an issue like this and try to use it to make some political point,ā Palin said. āDonāt even get me started on this. It just makes my stomach sick what she has done. She should be embarrassed.ā
Palin added, āSheās milking the whole female thing, and as a real feminist, Iām embarrassed for her.ā
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On Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez responded in a tweet, āIām so sorry Sarah Palin is mad at me! In fact, to address this I set up a special hotline just for her.ā
She also shared a video in response to a comment from someone on Instagram where she said, āDoes my existence make you mad? Does the fact that yes, I am a mouthpiece for the people of New Yorkās 14th Congressional District upset you? Well, I have help for you, call 1-800-CRY-NOW.ā
She added, āIn fact, we also set up a corresponding website ā proceeds go to abortion and reproductive health providers in Texas.ā
The progressive star said she had raised āover $250,000 to Texas grassroots pro-choice organizers and healthcare providers so far.ā
On Tuesday, Ocasio-CortezĀ reactedĀ to Texas Gov. Greg Abbottās (R) response to a question about the stateās new abortion law and its lack of an exception for cases of rape or incest.
āIt provides at least six weeks for a person to be able to get an abortion,ā AbbottĀ responded. āThat said, however, letās make something very clear. Rape is a crime, and Texas will work tirelessly to make sure that we eliminate all rapists from the streets of Texas by aggressively going out and arresting them and prosecuting them and getting them off the streets.ā
Ocasio-CortezĀ said, āI donāt know if he is familiar with a menstruating personās body. In fact, I do know that heās not familiar with a female, or menstruating personās body.ā
āBecause if he did, he would know that you donāt have six weeks. ⦠Six weeks pregnant means two weeks late for your period. And two weeks late on your period for any person with a menstrual cycle can happen if youāre stressed, if your diet changes, or for really, no reason at all. So you donāt have six weeks,ā she added.
On Wednesday, the New York Congresswoman responded to conservativesā mocking of her comments as she said, āNot just women! Trans men & non-binary people can also menstruate.ā
āGOP mad at this are protecting the patriarchal idea that women are most valuable as uterus holders,ā she added.
