AOC Slams Republican Sen. Over Mockery Of Her Bartending Work: 'Makes Me 1000x More Qualified To Govern On Behalf Of Working People'
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Republican Senator John Kennedy after he mocked the fact that she worked as a bartender earlier in her life.

Kennedy made the swipe at the Democratic lawmaker during an interview with Fox News, saying she is “kind of like Vice President Kamala Harris, but with more bartending experience.” He went on to say that she has “never been accused of being a policy maven.”

AOC reacted on social media, saying “my having been a waitress makes me 1000x more qualified to govern on behalf of working people than whatever lifelong politician nonsense you’ve swung from your whole career.”

“Why should working people vote for you if this is what you think of them?,” she added.

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
      6·
      18 hours ago

      I hope she runs for NY governor or something soon. I’d like to see her as president, but I don’t think her campaign would have much success if her only political experience is as a congresswoman. Historically, it’s hard for a presidential candidate to succeed without first having some experience in an executive role (like governor, or as a general). Plus, imagine how much she and Mandami could get done together if he were running NYC and she were the governor.

      • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        16 hours ago

        I think the party has already made a deal with her: if she agrees to not run for President in 2028, they will clear the field for her to take Chuck’s Senate seat instead.

          • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
            2·
            15 hours ago

            The Senate is a good gig, it can be a lot easier to get foreign policy experience there than as a Governor.

            • merc@sh.itjust.works
              3·
              15 hours ago

              Sure, but not executive experience.

              If you look at most successful candidates for president they were either governors or generals (or lately CEOs). You can guess what the attacks against AOC are going to be. One will certainly be that she doesn’t have the experience, especially as a key decision maker. Personally, I think she’d be a fine president right now. But, to convince enough other people I think she’ll need to prove to them that she knows what she’s doing at the “big desk”.