Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez zoomed in on her boyfriend’s feet to troll Republicans, in a clip posted to her Instagram feed.
The progressive lightning rod has branded right-wingers “creepy weirdos” for obsessing over her boyfriend’s sandaled feet in a pic from their recent Miami getaway, and doubled down on her mockery in a video posted on Tuesday.
In a video posted to her Instagram story, she said: “âSo we recently went to Florida, where Republicans developed an obsession with Riley’s feet. So, give them what they want.”
The camera then panned down to show boyfriend Riley Roberts’ shoes.
You can see the video - for a limited time - by clicking here and viewing her story.
The original photo was widely shared because it showed the New York representative in balmy Miami as New York City was undergoing a record Covid surge fueled, in part, by the Omicron variant.
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Some on the right mocked her for visiting the Sunshine State, where Gov. Ron DeSantis has opposed widespread vaccine and mask mandates drawing fierce criticism from Democrats in more restricted states.
Christina Pushaw, the spokesman for Florida governor Ron DeSantis, was among them. She wrote: “Florida is so dangerous & scary that AOC decided to go on vacation in Miami this week.”
He shared the photo with the caption:
“1. If Leftists like AOC actually thought mandates and masking worked, they wouldn’t be frolicking in free FL.
“2. Her guy is showing his gross pale male feet in public (not at a pool/beach) with hideous sandals.”
1. If Leftists like AOC actually thought mandates and masking worked, they wouldn’t be frolicking in free FL.
— Steve Cortes (@CortesSteve) December 31, 2021
2. Her guy is showing his gross pale male feet in public (not at a pool/beach) with hideous sandals.
O for 2… pic.twitter.com/SNqBqMwr12
AOC hit back, saying: “If Republicans are mad they can’t date me they can just say that instead of projecting their sexual frustrations onto my boyfriend’s feet. Ya creepy weirdos.”
AOC is super-engaged on Instagram, and tried the hot chip challenge on Christmas Day to widespread acclaim from her fans.
