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“Bitches Get Stuff Done”: AOC Responds to Sexist Slur from GOP Congressman

HeadlineJul 22, 2020

In news from Capitol Hill, Democratic leaders are calling for Republican Congressmember Ted Yoho to be sanctioned, after he was overheard calling Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a “f—ing bitch” on the steps of the Capitol. His remarks were overheard by a reporter for The Hill newspaper. ABC reports it’s been nearly a century since a member of Congress was censured for using “unparliamentary language.” Ocasio-Cortez responded by writing on Twitter, “Bitches get stuff done.”

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