AOC Claps Back At Rightwinger Who Accused Her Of Neglecting Her Grandma While 'Living In Luxury'

Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her- my 1st time in a year+ bc of COVID.\n\nThis is her home. Hurricane Mar\u00eda relief hasn\u2019t arrived. Trump blocked relief $ for PR.\n\nPeople are being forced to flee ancestral homes, & developers are taking them.pic.twitter.com/wnRxLalA2D

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1622656813

In the aftermath of Mar\u00eda, the Trump admin oversaw two key items: handing millions in public $ to unqualified donor pals (ex Whitefish).\n\nThe other was to impose extremely difficult eligibility rules for Puerto Ricans, which allowed mass rejections of recovery fund applications.pic.twitter.com/x6zrWum4hw

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1622658293

And for the record - my abuela is doing okay. It\u2019s not about us, but about what\u2019s happening to Puerto Rican\u2019s across the island.\n\nShe had a place to go to and be cared for - what about the thousands of people who don\u2019t?

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1622659436

Shameful that you live in luxury while allowing your own grandmother to suffer in these squalid conditions

— Matt Walsh (@Matt Walsh) 1622659148

You don\u2019t even have a concept for the role that 1st-gen, first-born daughters play in their families.\n\nMy abuela is okay. But instead of only caring for mine & letting others suffer, I\u2019m calling attention to the systemic injustices you seem totally fine w/ in having a US colony.https://twitter.com/mattwalshblog/status/1400160069652713478\u00a0\u2026

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1622659909

Matt doesn't seem to understand that your grandmother isn't the only resident of PR and that it's up to our government to provide aid to help millions of citizens on that island.

— Glenn-Simon Pardot (@Glenn-Simon Pardot) 1622660115

I think Puerto Rico should become a state! In the meantime we need to help out with that last big hurricane! I\u2019m so sad the people did not get their funds for that when they needed it because now prices are skyrocketing because there R shortages of supplies due to COVID-19!

— D Hodder Ceramics (@D Hodder Ceramics) 1622673037

No intellectual honesty in their criticism; first you were too poor to be a Congresswoman now they think you\u2019re a rich elite who can\u2019t relate or help others. The double standards that women (& especially young WOC) face in politics are still very present. Glad your abuela is ok.

— Rep. Anna V. Eskamani \ud83d\udd28 (@Rep. Anna V. Eskamani \ud83d\udd28) 1622691379

Tell me you didn't read the whole thread without telling me you didn't read the whole thread

— CK (@CK) 1622677484

Honey, did you miss the part where she said her grandma had a place to go and she was speaking for the thousands that don\u2019t?pic.twitter.com/9HgiRq16TV

— tmh (@tmh) 1622659655

And what about all the other Puerto Ricans living like this? You completely missed the point. Puerto Ricans are American Citizens and our government told then to go f*** themselves. We have a responsibility to act like a first world country not just hope the rich will solve

— PO (@PO) 1622658400

READ ! If you are able to !\n\n"And for the record - my abuela is doing okay. It\u2019s not about us, but about what\u2019s happening to Puerto Rican\u2019s across the island.\n\nShe had a place to go to and be cared for - what about the thousands of people who don\u2019t?"

— John Michael Sucker (@John Michael Sucker) 1622756702