Well, well, well, look who’s backpedaling faster than Joe Biden trying to explain the economy. Yep, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or as she likes to brand herself these days, the “tough Bronx girl,” just got exposed yet again for the political fraud she’s been selling to America.
In case you missed it, AOC decided to puff her chest out on Twitter (sorry, it’s called X now, but same nonsense) and claim she could “eat Queens boys like Trump for breakfast,” all while hyping up her so-called Bronx street cred. The problem? Assemblyman Matt Slater from New York wasn’t having it and dropped a little yearbook-sized truth bomb on her carefully crafted narrative.
Slater posted a photo from AOC’s Yorktown High School yearbook, which happens to be in Westchester County, a suburban area known more for Starbucks runs and PTA meetings than for gritty Bronx street fights. Yorktown is nearly an hour north of the Bronx, folks. That’s like saying you’re a “Chicago tough guy” because you visited Navy Pier once.
Slater’s tweet was simple but brutal: “If you’re a BX girl then why are you in my Yorktown yearbook? Give it up already.” Ouch. You’d think AOC would maybe retreat after getting called out, but never underestimate a progressive’s ability to spin a fairytale.
On Friday, AOC responded with her usual cocktail of victimhood and revisionist history. “I’m proud of how I grew up and talk about it all the time!” she chirped on X. “My mom cleaned houses and I helped. We cleaned tutors’ homes in exchange for SAT prep.”
Translation: Yes, I grew up in one of the wealthiest suburbs in the country, but don’t worry, I still sprinkled in some struggle for my political resume.
Let’s be real. Nobody’s knocking hard-working parents, but this whole “I’m a Bronx warrior” shtick is straight-up performance art. The truth is, AOC grew up in Yorktown Heights, which boasts a median household income way above the national average and public schools with top-tier resources. Her parents made a conscious decision to move out of the Bronx to give their family a better life, which is fine. But don’t insult everyone’s intelligence by pretending you were raised dodging subway rats and gang fights.
It’s yet another reminder that AOC’s entire political identity is built on narrative over reality. The tough Bronx girl? More like Westchester’s woke princess.
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