Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez may fancy herself as having been raised a “tough Bronx girl” but a yearbook photo indicates she was a suburb kid.
This comes as she attempts to raise her stock in a splintered Democrat Party following a win in New York City by mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a fellow Democratic Socialist who she endorsed. But her brand took a hit Wednesday and people are starting to ask questions.
According to Fox News:
A New York state lawmaker called out Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., over her upbringing after she referred to herself as a tough “Bronx girl” during an internet spat in which she traded jabs with President Donald Trump.
State Assemblyman Matt Slater, a Republican, called out the progressive firebrand, who represents portions of the Bronx and Queens, shared an image of her during her freshman year in suburban Yorktown High School, almost an hour north of the Bronx.
“If you’re a BX girl then why are you in my Yorktown yearbook? Give it up already,” Tweeted Slater, who was a senior at the same school when Ocasio-Cortez was a freshman.
It’s bad enough that she’s on President Donald Trump’s social media radar. Getting called out for not being raised on the mean streets of the Bronx further complicates her attempted rise.
She has been partially successful since the 2024 election to establish herself as a party leader. Many have called on her to try to take Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s seat. Others have even called on her to run for president in 2028.
Unfortunately for her, the popularity of her personality among radical leftists is often betrayed by her lack of credibility. She does not have the intellect to compete with the likes of Schumer on a debate stage and she’d get eaten alive by just about any Republican candidate if she ran for president. Adding this inconsistency in her upbringing may cast just enough doubt for some of her supporters to be satisfied with her remaining in Congress.
“That fact that she continues to go on this charade, I think disrespects this town,” Slater said. “I think that’s part of the problem these days. People just want real leaders, and not manufactured, fake folks who feel like they have to hide their past or create this false narrative to score points or votes and get attention.”
In today’s rapid-fire new cycle, the story will quickly fade. But it leaves an opening for it to resurface during future campaigns, especially if she continues to try to position herself as a Bronx native.
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