Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “America’s Newsroom,” Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) responded to a tweet from Democratic nominee for New York State’s 14th congressional district November election Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenging him on comments he made where he referred to her as “this girl Ocasio-Cortez, or whatever she is.”
Rep DeSantis, it seems you‘re confused as to “whatever I am.”
I am a Puerto Rican woman. It‘s strange you don’t know what that is, given that ~75,000 Puerto Ricans have relocated to Florida in the 10 mos since María.
But I’m sure these new FL voters appreciate your comments! https://t.co/xJlroSe5Hs
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) July 23, 2018
DeSantis accused Ocasio-Cortez Thursday of “trying to play identity politics” to distract from scrutiny on her socialist views, which he said were “wrapped up in ignorance.”
“[S]he’s trying to play identity politics,” said DeSantis. “I don’t care whether she’s Puerto Rican, she’s Anglo-Saxon, I don’t care whether she’s an Eskimo. Socialism doesn’t work and it’s wrong.”
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