Lauren Boebert sparks feud with AOC after town hall heckling: 'Ripped to shreds by your own constituents'
foxnews.comAfter Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, was shouted down at her own town hall, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, R-CO, piled on the criticism by accusing her of being "part of the machine" and for ignoring her constituents. "On the rare occasions that @AOC actually spends time with her constituents, she is reminded that she has sold them out at every turn," Boebert said on Twitter Thursday.
She added: "She campaigned as an outsider and has now just morphed into Sandy Pelosi." A split photo of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, on December 7, 2021, in Washington, D.C., and Rep.
Lauren Boebert, R-CO, in Dallas, Texas, US, on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Several hours later, AOC responded to the quip and claimed Boebert was the sellout. "Hey Boebert, you seem to have us confused," The "Squad" lawmaker said. "I have attended and hosted [hundreds] of community events, hold regular town halls, [and] don’t take a dime in corporate cash." "You are bankrolled by corporate PACs [Political Action Committees], Big Ag, and Oil," AOC continued. "[You] are too scared to hold regular town halls open to all." Boebert fired back in a tweet early the following day. "I have governed as I campaigned.
You sold out your supporters," said the Coloradan. WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-CO, attends a House Second Amendment Caucus press conference at the U.S.
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