Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is once again facing backlash for comments that reveal more about the modern left’s hypocrisy than her target’s height. This time, the progressive congresswoman mocked former Trump adviser Stephen Miller — not for his policies, but for his stature.
In a video posted to social media Monday, Ocasio-Cortez took aim at Miller personally, suggesting his conservative views were rooted in insecurity. “Laugh at them. Stephen Miller is a clown. I’ve never seen that guy in real life, but he looks like he’s like 4’10,” she said. “And he looks like he is angry about the fact that he is 4’10. And he looks like he is so mad that he’s 4’10, that he’s taking that anger out on any other population possible.”
She went on to double down: “Laugh at them. Laugh at them. Yes, they are dangerous … One of the most powerful things you can do to a political movement that is predicated on the puffery of insecure masculinity … one of the best ways you can dismantle a movement of insecure men is by making fun of them.”
But when the internet turned on her, the same activist circles that usually celebrate “body positivity” accused her of bullying and body-shaming. Under fire, AOC quickly walked back her remarks Tuesday — but not before exposing how quickly her moral high ground collapses when aimed at political opponents.
“I want to express my love for the short king community. I don’t believe in body shaming. I am talking about how big or small someone is on the inside,” she said, attempting to recast her insult as a “metaphor.” “Like, for example, I have no idea how tall Andrew Tate is. No idea at all. But that guy looks to me like 5’3 … Whereas, physically men of smaller stature, can come across, they are spiritually six-foot. If you’re a good dad, if you stand with women, if you’re not belittling immigrants, you’re like 6’3 spiritually.”
The congresswoman’s backpedaling did little to quiet criticism — especially from those tired of the double standard that lets the left deride conservatives with personal, even cruel attacks while branding any criticism in the other direction as “hate speech.”
In an era where Democrats lecture the country on tolerance and inclusion, AOC’s comments — and her clumsy attempt to rewrite them — serve as yet another reminder that progressive “compassion” tends to evaporate the moment political opponents enter the room.
