Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) poked enjoyable at President-elect Trump’s encouragement for her to “keep trying” after the congresswoman misplaced the vote to be the highest Democrat on the Home Oversight and Accountability Committee within the upcoming Congress.
“You know it’s bad when even Trump is feeling bad for me,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote in a put up on the social media platform X Wednesday.
Her response was to an earlier put up from Trump on Reality Social, which inspired her after the congresswoman misplaced the vote.
“Really too bad that AOC lost the Battle for the Leadership Seat in the Democrat Party. She should keep trying. Someday, she will be successful!” Trump wrote in his put up.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), who has a decade extra expertise on the panel than the New York consultant, defeated Ocasio-Cortez in a vote Tuesday. Connolly’s win was anticipated Monday after the Democratic Steering and Coverage Committee, headed by Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), boosted the congressman and voted to suggest him for the function.
Connolly had additionally been endorsed by former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who lobbied on his behalf.
Ocasio-Cortez, a vocal critic of Trump, had beforehand warned of the potential opposed influence of the 2024 election and highlighted freedoms that could possibly be threatened by President-elect Trump’s presidential victory in a social media video.
She had additionally made the case this yr that it was time for Democrats to embrace a brand new technology of occasion leaders, which gained steam when President Biden withdrew from the presidential election this summer time. Nonetheless, Democrats have put senior members answerable for virtually each Home committee within the subsequent Congress, and Connolly’s victory continued that pattern.
