Ocasio-Cortez Complains About What Trump Called Her During Debate: 'Disrespect of Women'

By Erin Coates

Published October 23, 2020 at 10:44am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez complained that President Donald Trump was being disrespectful when he called her “AOC” during Thursday’s presidential debate.

“I wonder if Republicans understand how much they advertise their disrespect of women in debates when they consistently call women members of Congress by nicknames or first names while using titles & last names when referring to men of = stature,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

“Women notice. It conveys a lot.”

The New York Democrat was referring to comments Trump made during the debate when he was criticizing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s climate plan.

“If you look at what he wants to do, if you look at his plan, his environmental plan, do you know who developed it? AOC plus three, they know nothing about the climate,” Trump said Thursday.

“I mean, she’s got a good line of stuff, but she knows nothing about the climate and they’re all hopping through hoops for AOC plus three.”

The president was referencing Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan who have become known as “the Squad.”

Ocasio-Cortez said the nickname “AOC” was “given to me by community & the people. Y’all can call me AOC.”

“Government colleagues referring to each other in a public or professional context (aka who don’t know me like that) should refer to their peers as ‘Congresswoman,’ ‘Representative,’ etc. Basic respect 101,” she tweeted.