Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to critics ridiculing her for calling herself a “Bronx girl” despite growing up in a majority-white village in New York state, insisting that she grew up “between” the two vastly different areas.
Responding to a social media jab from President Donald Trump after she called for his impeachment, the socialist congresswoman said, “I’m a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully.”
Much to Ocasio-Cortez’s dismay, other social media users did not forget the scandal she caused in 2018 when she claimed to hail from the Bronx during her first election cycle: