A Cambodian-American whose anti-socialism ad triggered Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has hit back after the Democratic Socialist called it a "love letter to the GOP's white supremacist case."

Elizabeth Heng, founder of New Faces GOP, ran the 30-second ad during Thursday's Democratic presidential debate. It begins with a picture of AOC which burns away to reveal images of the Cambodian genocide while Heng narrates.

"This is the face of socialism and ignorance," says Heng, asking "Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know the horror of socialism?"

"My father was minutes from death in Cambodia before a forced marriage saved his life. That’s socialism. Forced obedience. Starvation. Mine is a face of freedom. My skin is not white. I’m not outrageous, racist or socialist. I’m a Republican," she continues.

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Instead of addressing the merit of Heng's ad, Ocastio-Cortez played the race card.

"Republicans are running TV ads setting pictures of me on fire to convince people they aren’t racist," tweeted the freshman lawmaker, adding "Life is weird!"

Poster Comment:

Video at source is very powerful. The ad is not about burning faces. It is about socialism which is based on compulsion and leads to poverty and death. The speaker's family survived the Cambodian massacre.