The tough situation for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D.N.Y.) worsened Tuesday as members of her own party voted in favor of a bill she attacked at the cost of widespread derision.
Ocasio-Cortez's viral rant against protections for women and girls in the sports law persuaded Democratic allies Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez, both of Texas, to vote against the bill. It wasn't enough to throw it. Cuellar and Gonzalez joined 218 House Republicans who voted in favor of a bill that would prevent federally funded institutions from allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' and women's sports. Ta.
For Ocasio-Cortez, the idea that Democrats would vote for Republican-backed legislation before President-elect Trump returns to office suggests her party is “not in good shape.”
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“We can't be mean about this,” Ocasio-Cortez told The Independent Tuesday. “It's still early days. Trump hasn't even been sworn in yet, and if a little sports bill turns Democrats away, we're not in a good place.”
Ocasio-Cortez advised Democrats not to be “ninnies” on the same day she went on a widely ridiculed rant that included multiple baseless claims and an unfinished verdict. Her rant sparked multiple viral reactions on social media, labeling her the “stupidest person in Congress.”
After a tough 2024, 2025 is off to a bad start for Ocasio-Cortez. Despite winning reelection to her New York state House seat, Ocasio-Cortez saw members of her coalition, The Squad, including Jamal, lose their seats. Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri.
Ocasio-Cortez also lost her bid to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, being overtaken by Virginia Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly.
Additionally, Ocasio-Cortez was frequently the subject of ridicule on social media due to her unwavering stance on women's sports and transgender inclusion in women's sports.
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In November, Ocasio-Cortez posted a video of Green Party vice presidential candidate Butch Ware speaking out against transgender participation in women's sports, saying, “This ticket is predatory and people want more…'' He reshared it with the caption, “It deserves to be better.'' The post sparked intense backlash on social media.
“AOC claims that not wanting men to participate in women's sports is predatory. For AOC, acknowledging biological reality is 'predatory.'” What is actually predatory? “You know what it's about? Sexualizing children and normalizing pedophilia,” conservative influencer and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines told Fox about Ocasio-Cortez's comments. I wrote this to X while posting an article for News Digital.
Ridicule against Ocasio-Cortez grew a few weeks after the election, when X users discovered that her bio no longer included her pronouns “she/her.”
Ocasio-Cortez is one of several prominent Democrats who remains staunchly supportive of transgender participation in women's sports, even though the issue proved to be a weakness for Democrats in the November election. .
Many Democrats who spoke out against the bill Tuesday did not argue with the premise that transgender athletes should be allowed to participate in women's and girls' sports. Instead, they argued that measures to prevent transgender participation would expose girls to genital examinations and sexual predators, even though the bill contains no language suggesting genital examinations of girls in athletics.
Ocasio-Cortez included that baseless claim in her rant on Tuesday, but she also gave a shout-out to transgender athletes by shouting, “Transgender girls are girls!” in the chamber of the House of Representatives.
In this April 10, 2019 photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York listens during a House Financial Services Committee hearing with leaders of major banks at the Washington State Capitol. (AP Photo/Patrick Semanski)
Ocasio-Cortez previously co-sponsored the Equality Act of 2019, which would “require public schools to place biologically male athletes who identify as transgender on women's sports teams.” “Forcing them to participate.” In March 2023, Democrats, including Ocasio-Cortez, proposed: solution “Recognizes the obligation of the federal government to develop and implement a transgender bill of rights.”
Unlike Ocasio-Cortez, other Democratic members of Congress, including Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton, have publicly withdrawn their support for transgender inclusion. Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas. Rep. Tom Suozzi, D.N.Y. Still, all of those Democrats voted against the bill on Tuesday.
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Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
a National exit poll A survey conducted by the Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee found that 70% of moderate voters said, It turns out that President Donald Trump's opposition to using the restroom is important. . Six percent said it was the most important issue, and 44% said it was “very important.”
In a survey conducted in June, Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago Respondents asked for opinions on whether transgender athletes of both genders should be allowed to participate in sports leagues that correspond to their desired gender identity rather than their biological sex.
In that survey, 65% said it should never or rarely be allowed. When asked specifically about adult transgender female athletes competing on women's sports teams, 69% disagreed.
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