John Fetterman says ‘that’s absurd’ in response to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accusing him of bullying

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman dismissed criticism on Sunday after he took to social media to weigh in on a spat in the House Oversight Committee the place Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked a Democratic colleague’s look.

Some in the senator’s personal social gathering aren’t completely satisfied along with his tackle the fiery change which passed off when the Georgia lawmaker went after Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett’s ‘faux eyelashes’ throughout a listening to late Thursday. 

Fetterman posted a headline of the House change that learn ‘House committee assembly devolves into chaos as Greene and Ocasio-Cortez commerce barbs.’

The Democratic senator wrote with the headline on X ‘ In the previous, I’ve described the U.S. House as The Jerry Springer Show. Today, I’m apologizing to The Jerry Springer Show.’

But Ocasio-Cortez, who sits on the House Oversight Committee, was not having it and responded to Fetterman with a repost additionally on X.

‘I perceive you probably wouldn’t have stood up on your colleague and appear to be confused about racism and misogyny being a “both sides” subject,’ the New York Congresswoman wrote. 

‘But I arise to bullies, as a substitute of turning into one. And to the ladies of Pennsylvania: I’d arise for you too,’ she added.

During an look on CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, Fetterman was requested concerning the put up and Ocasio-Cortez’s response accusing him of bullying.

‘Of course that is absurd,’ Fetterman mentioned. 

‘I used to be simply merely responding to the sort of chaos and every thing that Representative Greene began as effectively,’ he went on.

Fetterman mentioned if everybody on the committee was proud of what they produced, ‘they’re entitled to their opinion.’ 

He additionally advised if it was the sort of video they need to ship to eighth grade civics college students throughout America ‘that is their alternative.’

Fetterman mentioned if he is going to push again on something could be towards Hamas. He additionally talked about pushing again on Vladimir Putin and voting towards assist for Israel and Ukraine. 

The change that Fetterman posted about on X and has gone viral on-line began when Greene informed Crockett, who’s black, ‘I believe your faux eyelashes are messing up what you are studying.’

Soon after, Ocasio-Cortez additionally jumped in demanding that Greene’s phrases be taken down. She mentioned it was unacceptable and slammed Greene ‘How dare you assault the bodily look of one other individual!’

Greene proceeded to taunt the New York congresswoman asking if her emotions had been damage. 

‘Oh lady, child lady,’ Ocasio-Cortez shot again. ‘Don’t even play.’

The committee didn’t take away Greene’s remarks. 

In one other eye-popping second quickly after Crockett requested the committee chairman ‘if somebody on this committee then begins speaking about any person’s bleach blonde, bad-built, butch physique’ if that will be towards the foundations.

She didn’t point out Greene by title, however it’s broadly believes Greene was the goal of her jab. 

Since the listening to, Crockett has referred to as Greene’s assaults on her look ‘racist’ and mentioned she wouldn’t be disrespected. 

Crockett mentioned on Sunday that she doesn’t remorse her response and he or she ‘completely’ believes the assault was racist.

Ocasio-Cortez was not the one Democratic lawmaker in the House to take subject at Fetterman’s social media put up. 

 Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, D-TX, additionally took subject along with his put up on X. 

‘Women of colour in congress are often focused by misogynistic, xenophobic, ignorant folks. I’ve lived it,’ she wrote. ‘One of the shameless extremists we work with insulted, and used parliamentary process to demand a typical of decorum. There is not any “either side,”‘