Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) hit back at President Trump on Tuesday after he launched a verbal assault on her in response to her claim that his airstrikes in Iran should be grounds for impeachment. Ocasio-Cortez stood firm in her criticism, maintaining that the weekend’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities were unlawful.
Posting on the platform X, Ocasio-Cortez addressed Trump’s social media barrage with a pointed reply. “Mr. President, don’t take your anger out on me – I’m just a silly girl,” she wrote, mocking his outrage. She went on: “Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war. It only took you 5 months to break almost every promise you made.”
Trump had earlier unleashed a scathing post of his own from aboard Air Force One en route to the NATO summit in the Netherlands. In a lengthy message on Truth Social, he went after Ocasio-Cortez’s intelligence and dared her to act on her impeachment proposal.
“Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the ‘dumbest’ people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before,” Trump posted.
He claimed her push for impeachment was driven by jealousy over the administration’s accomplishments. “The reason for her ‘rantings’ is all of the Victories that the U.S.A. has had under the Trump Administration,” he wrote. “The Democrats aren’t used to WINNING, and she can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again.”
Trump went on to mock her further, reportedly calling her “The Mouse” and suggesting she undergo the same cognitive test he took during his physical exam to check for mental decline. He continued his tirade by attacking the state of her home district. “Instead of her constant complaining, Alexandria should go back home to Queens, where I was also brought up, and straighten out her filthy, disgusting, crime ridden streets, in the District she ‘represents,’ and which she never goes to anymore,” Trump wrote.
Ocasio-Cortez initially made her statement over the weekend, accusing Trump of a serious constitutional violation. “Trump’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” she said. “He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment,” she added.
Trump has frequently clashed with Ocasio-Cortez in public, targeting her with insults, though he has occasionally acknowledged her political influence and ability to command attention.
The U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war under Article I, a major check on executive authority. Nevertheless, many presidents from both parties have carried out military actions without congressional approval.
Trump has already faced two impeachment trials during his first term—first, over accusations that he withheld military aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into a political opponent, and again following the events of January 6, 2021. In both cases, he was acquitted by the Senate.
{Matzav.com}