ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZPublished 2 days ago
Rep. Ted Yoho denies 'accosting' AOC, claims Democrat is 'making hay' out of policy disagreement
'This was strictly policy and those policies are bad for this nation'
By Charles Creitz | Fox News
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Rep. Yoho responds to report he used profane language toward Rep. Ocasio-Cortez
Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho opens up about encounter with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 'The Story.'
Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., denied allegations he "accosted" progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., after an encounter between the two on Capitol Hill was reported to have been tense and expletive-laden.
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Yoho told "The Story" on Friday that he never called the Squad member "disgusting," as was claimed, and that he did not call her a "f---ing b---h".
The Republican said that when a reporter approached him after the encounter, his response of "no comment" wasn't meant to belie anything suspicious either.
Yoho said he has wanted to engage constructively with Ocasio-Cortez for a long time on policy, and doubly felt the need to after she claimed that some of the increasing crime in her hometown of New York was due to "the fact people aren't paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent, so they go out and need to feed their child and don't have any money, so they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry."
Rep. Ted Yoho denies 'accosting' AOC, claims Democrat is 'making hay' out of policy disagreement
'This was strictly policy and those policies are bad for this nation'
By Charles Creitz | Fox News
Rep. Yoho responds to report he used profane language toward Rep. Ocasio-Cortez
Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho opens up about encounter with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 'The Story.'
Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., denied allegations he "accosted" progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., after an encounter between the two on Capitol Hill was reported to have been tense and expletive-laden.
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Yoho told "The Story" on Friday that he never called the Squad member "disgusting," as was claimed, and that he did not call her a "f---ing b---h".
The Republican said that when a reporter approached him after the encounter, his response of "no comment" wasn't meant to belie anything suspicious either.
Yoho said he has wanted to engage constructively with Ocasio-Cortez for a long time on policy, and doubly felt the need to after she claimed that some of the increasing crime in her hometown of New York was due to "the fact people aren't paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent, so they go out and need to feed their child and don't have any money, so they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry."
