Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., became the target of a viral<\/p>\n
roast campaign following an impassioned rant on the House floor<\/p>\n
on Tuesday, during which she slung false accusations at Republicans.<\/p>\n
Ocasio-Cortez criticized the \u201cProtection of Women and Girls in Sports Act\u201d<\/p>\n
in a two-minute speech that included both inaccurate and unsupported claims.<\/p>\n
She concluded her remarks with an unexplained statement that \u201cCEOs love<\/p>\n
this bill\u201d in connection with the ongoing California wildfires, Fox News reported.<\/p>\n
The bill ultimately passed with all 216 House Republicans voting in favor,<\/p>\n
along with two Democrats. Meanwhile, 206 Democrats, including Ocasio-Cortez, voted against the bill.<\/p>\n
Ocasio-Cortez began her argument by referencing Republicans\u2019 history of voting<\/p>\n
against the \u201cViolence Against Women Act\u201d and made an apparent false claim regarding their position on abortion rights.<\/p>\n
\u201cRepublicans who have voted consistently against the violence against women act, who have taken away the right of all women<\/p>\n
to choose and have control over their own body, who, as women are bleeding<\/p>\n
out in parking lots across the country, standing there, allowing us to die,<\/p>\n
now want to pretend today that they care about women!\u201d Ocasio-Cortez ranted.<\/p>\n
Abortion is currently protected by state law in 21 states and the District of Columbia,<\/p>\n
with President-elect Trump consistently stating that under his administration,<\/p>\n
abortion rights will be determined by the states, as determined by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June 2022.<\/p>\n
Ocasio-Cortez was also among many Democrats who made unsubstantiated claims<\/p>\n
in suggesting that the law would expose young girls to sexual predators.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd why? To open up gender, and yes, genital examinations into little girls<\/p>\n
of this country, in the so-called name of attacking trans girls!\u201d Ocasio-Cortez claimed.<\/p>\n
Nowhere in the bill does it specify that girls or women would be required to<\/p>\n
undergo genital examinations to participate in sports. However, Ocasio-Cortez,<\/p>\n
along with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other Democrats opposing<\/p>\n
the bill, have highlighted this possibility as their primary argument against the act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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