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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMeghan McCain on Ocasio-Cortez: She is 'just like Trump on Twitter'
"The View" co-host Meghan McCain attacked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday over the congresswoman's Twitter habits, which she labeled as identical to President Trump's often incendiary tweets attacking his critics.
During a discussion on the program Friday with her co-hosts, McCain said that the freshman Democratic lawmaker and Trump were "two sides of the same coin."
"I will say, if you like what Ocasio-Cortez is doing with Twitter, I think she's just like Trump on Twitter, I think she doesn't care, does whatever she wants, says whatever she wants, and it's two sides of the same coin," McCain said.
"So, if you're mad at Trump on Twitter, you gotta be mad at her," the ABC co-host added.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/426078-meghan-mccain-on-ocasio-cortez-she-is-just-like-trump-on-twitter
Both sides do it bullshit. No way is AOC as nasty as Trump.
2naSalit
(86,822 posts)Caliman73
(11,744 posts)Trump spews lies and tries to bully people on Twitter. AOC defends herself, points out the absurdities of politics, of Republican ideas, and tries to educate people.
There is no two sides of a coin here.
AOC is not nasty at all on Twitter. I haven't seen her go after anyone on a personal basis. Even when she was trolling McConnell she was calling out his conspicuous absence at the Capitol. She made no references to his looks, his family, or anything personal. She mainly asked, "Where is he?"
rustysgurl
(1,040 posts)... she doesn't lie.
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tonedevil
(3,022 posts)WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)Outside of that I see no other connection.
"So, if you're mad at Trump on Twitter, you gotta be mad at her," the ABC co-host added.
That comment is actually ignorant.
Lunabell
(6,117 posts)She wins the internet all the time.
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)Not something I find big enough to concern myself with agreement upon.
TheBlackAdder
(28,225 posts)Raven123
(4,878 posts)Setting aside seriousness of the the issue, the Wheres Mitch bit was funny. Reminded me of Wheres Waldo. Trump IMO lets his mouth run and piles on the comments that get the the most desirable audience response. I havent seen the same on ACO.
WeekiWater
(3,259 posts)I also think that aspect will prove to be positive for her. Her next campaign, if she runs for the same seat, will be flooded with money. I dont want to see things go in this direction but house members are gaining fans outside of their districts.
Voltaire2
(13,200 posts)John Fante
(3,479 posts)AOC is NOTHING like Trump.
Glamrock
(11,802 posts)And she has more than a 70 word vocabulary.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)She goes on TV to draw attention to herself by complaining about other people. No different from Trump really.
Hassler
(3,392 posts)AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)JI7
(89,276 posts)who gets by becsuse of her family name and wealth.
Doremus
(7,261 posts)A few days ago she slammed the table and screamed "I'm John McCain's daughter!" Just in case anyone forgot.
The woman doesn't have a clue she's a privileged winner of the birth lottery. She'd be an average schlep like everybody else if it weren't for daddy's fame and mommy's money.
VOX
(22,976 posts)Not the same by a long shot.
BannonsLiver
(16,493 posts)EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)Now, please go sit down and stop talking.
Thank you.
Apollyonus
(812 posts)If we can improve our people to not lead to such comparisons, it would be great for all Democrats everywhere.
Doremus
(7,261 posts)AOC needs to be a good girl so partisan hacks don't criticize her?
Sit down and shut up?
Please elaborate. Thank you.
John Fante
(3,479 posts)walk on eggshells for conservative hacks like McCain.
malaise
(269,200 posts)She's way more intelligent and she can spell
KayF
(1,345 posts)"The View" or "Fox and Friends"?
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Who does Ocasio-Cortez tangle with on twitter, and who does McDonald tangle with on twitter?
The vast majority of people that Ocasio-Cortez gets into it with are fully capable of defending themselves, well-established personages of means and wealth. Who does McDonald have a go at? Gold Star Families. Disabled reporters. Individual private citizens who are in no way on a par with the President of the United States. One punches up, while the other punches down.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,467 posts)See how that works?
Wounded Bear
(58,726 posts)and reality in general.
pamdb
(1,332 posts)Bull
AOC doesn't start the twitter fight, she just responds when they go after her.
Personally, I don't watch the View, haven't since maybe the first year they were on, mostly because
I worked during the day. I can't stand Megan McCain. I'm sorry she lost her father, but she seems
to have really gone off the deep end.
pamdb
(1,332 posts)Bull.
AOC only tends to respond to people who go after her.
I haven't watched the View since the first year it was on, mostly because I was working during the day. Now that I'm retired, Still don't watch it. I think Megan McCain, ever since her father died, has
kind of gone off the deep end.
Afromania
(2,771 posts)The bigoted right held almost 100% mindshare of internet spin in 2016. As much as I find it distasteful for politicians to be duking it out in 280 charterers or less. That is exactly what Democrats need to start doing en masse. When they spout lies we need to burn them with snarky truth.
guillaumeb
(42,641 posts)Ocasio-Cortez is smart, with an attractive personality. And her Twitter replies are razor sharp.
Thekaspervote
(32,803 posts)blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)I may start watching again.
betsuni
(25,668 posts)TwistOneUp
(1,020 posts)She wouldn't hold the country hostage, and neither would your late Father, Megan.
JCMach1
(27,575 posts)I fully admit to not liking what I saw her first few days in DC... She's obviously a fast study and gutsy as hell! I appreciate that.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)She's completely unhinged. I know her father recently passed away, but it's time to stop feeling sorry for her.
KCDebbie
(664 posts)Equinox Moon
(6,344 posts)GemDigger
(4,305 posts)She is comparing road apples (horse shit) to real apples?? Give it up Megs.