AOC claps back at MTG, Supreme Court Judge Samuel Alito over upside-down flag
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, knocked Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over his flag controversy while responding to Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, who posted an upside-down flag following Donald Trump’s historic criminal conviction Thursday.
Minutes after the New York jury found the former president guilty of all 34 felony charges of falsified business records, Greene posted a photo of an inverted American flag — a symbol embraced by some pro-Trump 2020 election deniers. This week, Alito faced criticism after reports that an upside-down American flag flew at his home following the election. Despite backlash, Alito said he would not recuse himself from cases involving the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on Capitol Hill and that the flag on display at his home was unrelated to the “Stop the Steal” movement.
Greene, who has supported false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Trump, has also been a strong critic of his New York hush money and election interference trial. When the Manhattan jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts in the case Thursday, she went to X, formerly Twitter, to respond.
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Ocasio-Cortez clapped back, writing, “Who did you learn that from, Samuel Alito?”
Earlier this month, Greene and Ocasio-Cortez fought during a House Oversight Committee markup session after Greene attacked Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, referring to her appearance.
“I don’t think you know what you’re here for,” Greene told Crockett. “I think your fake eyelashes are messing up what you’re reading.”
Ocasio-Cortez said the comment was unacceptable and fired back, “How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person?”
When Greene asked Ocasio-Cortez, “Are your feelings hurt?” she replied, “Oh girl, oh baby girl, don’t even play.”
Rachel Barber is a 2024 election fellow at Paste BN, focusing on politics and education. Follow her on X, formerly Twitter, as @rachelbarber_