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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I will not yield because it was a terribly disrespectful comment, and I will not yield to disrespectful men.”

On the recordMay 13, 2025
I will not yield because it was a terribly disrespectful comment, and I will not yield to disrespectful men.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez refuses to yield after being disrespected by her colleagues.

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