Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced criticism from State Assemblyman Matt Slater over her self-identification as a 'Bronx girl.' Slater shared a yearbook photo of Ocasio-Cortez, highlighting her suburban Yorktown upbringing, approximately 40 minutes from the Bronx. This exchange was part of a broader social media spat where Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at President Trump after he insulted her following her impeachment call regarding his unilateral airstrikes. Slater characterized her Bronx identity as a myth, calling for acknowledgment of her suburban roots.
"If you're a BX girl then why are you in my Yorktown yearbook? Give it up already," Slater tweeted.
"The truth is AOC is Sandy Cortez who went to Yorktown High School and lived at the corner of Friends Road and Longvue Street," he said.
"The AOC-Bronx mythology is laughable to anyone who lives in the Westchester community, where about 36,000 people live."
"She may think it makes her look tough or like some kind of champion for the radical left...but she really needs to come clean and drop the act."
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