Yesterday AOC attacked Mitch McConnell as terribly irresponsible for dismissing the Senate last week as COVID is about to ‘explode’:
People across the country are going hungry, COVID is set to explode, and Mitch McConnell dismissed the Senate last week.
I don’t know how these people can sleep at night. I really don’t.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 23, 2020
But Ted Cruz quickly shot back, noting that Democrats are filibustering the $500 billion dollar COVID relief package and that Joe Biden is pushing them to do it:
Why is your party filibustering $500 billion in COVID relief?
And Joe Biden is cheering them on. Thinking that blocking relief somehow helps Dems win Georgia. https://t.co/b8PvuUpSa3
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 23, 2020
AOC shot back claiming the House doesn’t have ‘filibusters’:
The House doesn’t have filibusters, @tedcruz.
We also passed several COVID relief packages to the Senate that not only include >$500 billion, but also prioritize helping real people as opposed to Wall St bailouts the GOP tries to pass off as “relief.”
Nice try though 👍🏽 https://t.co/X4YIdiXh5y
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 23, 2020
But Ted wasn’t talking about the House. He was talking about the Senate where they do have a filibuster, because AOC brought it up in her attack on McConnell.
He responded last night pointing out her error:
.@AOC seems not to know there are Democrats in the Senate.
Or that Joe Biden (also a Dem) is publicly calling on Senate Dems to continue filibustering COVID relief because he thinks it will help them win Georgia. https://t.co/vy5HG3h2qr
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) November 24, 2020
AOC just got checkmated and it wasn’t even that hard. LOL!