Sen. John Fetterman's comparison followed a heated exchange Thursday night between Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
by KRISTINA WATROBSKI | The National DeskWASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: U.S. Sen. John Fetterman speaks to reporters before a Senate luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 12, 2023 in Washington, DC. Sen. John Fetterman , D-Pa., drew a comparison between the U.S. House and a tabloid talk show Friday following a tense House Oversight Committee hearing.
Thursday's hearing was organized to discuss holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview with former special counsel Robert Hur. Earlier that day, Biden asserted executive authority over the recordings. The hearing devolved into chaos after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.,over the Georgia Republican taking a jab at Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, for her "fake eyelashes."
That is absolutely unacceptable," Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said. "How dare you attack the physical appearance of another person."Oh girl, baby girl, don't even play," Rep. Ocasio-Cortez responded.Rep. Greene later asked Rep. Ocasio-Cortez why she won't agree to a debate before claiming the Democrat doesn't "have enough intelligence" to do so. The Republican ultimately agreed to strike both controversial remarks, but said she would not apologize for either.
"I understand you likely would not have stood up for your colleague and seem to be confused about racism and misogyny being a 'both sides' issue," the representative wrote to Sen. Fetterman.
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