New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the 'AOC sucks' chant from President Donald Trump's supporters was emblematic of Trump finding a female politician to attack
"You know this is part of a pattern that the right and the far-right and, frankly, the President is consistent with," Ocasio-Cortez told CNN in New York."He doesn't have another woman, Hillary Clinton or whoever else, to vilify anymore so they need to find another woman to kind of prop up and become a lightning rod."At a rally in Michigan on Thursday, members of the crowd could be heard chanting"AOC sucks" at the mention of her name by Donald Trump Jr.
In her comments on Friday responding to the Trump rally, Ocasio-Cortez talked about bridging divides and said she had recently accepted an invitation from Kentucky GOP Rep. Andy Barr to visit coal mines in Kentucky.Read More"To borrow from one of my colleague's terms, 'you can't hate up close,'" she said.
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