AOC Found A 'Trump Supporters For Ocasio-Cortez' Sign Outside Her Office
- 5 years ago
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she was surprised to find one particular sign outside her office.
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has urged people to "vote your values" after speaking with a self-identified supporter of President Trump who also expressed support for her.
She talked about the encounter on Twitter Friday, writing: "About an hour ago, I was walking out of my office for the day. There was a man what I believe was his teenage son hanging a small sign they made outside my office (we let people leave well wishes on our wall). Astonishingly, his sign read: 'Trump supporters for Ocasio-Cortez.'"
"I was pretty astonished," she continued. "We shook hands, he introduced himself, and told me he wanted to show his support. I could barely get my question out - I wanted to honor his positivity, yet respectfully find a way to ask, 'How?'"
"I somehow got it out: 'With all respect sir, how do you... manage to support both of us at the same time?' This is what he said: 'I've been saying for years that climate change is our most important crisis. You're one of the only ones who's been willing to be decisive on it,'" Ocasio-Cortez went on to say.
She concluded the Twitter series by writing: "If you don't understand this man's sign - or don't approach it with a desire to - then you do not understand this political moment. The same folks who said Trump was impossible in 2016 are the same ones lecturing on what's 'electable' in 2020. Don't buy it. Vote your values."
Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has urged people to "vote your values" after speaking with a self-identified supporter of President Trump who also expressed support for her.
She talked about the encounter on Twitter Friday, writing: "About an hour ago, I was walking out of my office for the day. There was a man what I believe was his teenage son hanging a small sign they made outside my office (we let people leave well wishes on our wall). Astonishingly, his sign read: 'Trump supporters for Ocasio-Cortez.'"
"I was pretty astonished," she continued. "We shook hands, he introduced himself, and told me he wanted to show his support. I could barely get my question out - I wanted to honor his positivity, yet respectfully find a way to ask, 'How?'"
"I somehow got it out: 'With all respect sir, how do you... manage to support both of us at the same time?' This is what he said: 'I've been saying for years that climate change is our most important crisis. You're one of the only ones who's been willing to be decisive on it,'" Ocasio-Cortez went on to say.
She concluded the Twitter series by writing: "If you don't understand this man's sign - or don't approach it with a desire to - then you do not understand this political moment. The same folks who said Trump was impossible in 2016 are the same ones lecturing on what's 'electable' in 2020. Don't buy it. Vote your values."