Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) made history on Thursday when she became the youngest-ever member of Congress. But trolls on the internet have tried to take the honor away from her.
As she was being sworn in on Thursday, a video of the representative dancing Breakfast Club style on a rooftop with friends in college leaked on a bunch of conservative Twitter accounts. While the video attempts to shame and bash Ocasio-Cortez's character, it instead backfired and went viral.
According to the Huffington Post, the video was made when Ocasio-Cortez was a student at Boston University in 2010. It depicts her and several other Boston University students recreating the iconic dance scene from The Breakfast Club. According to Bustle, the dance was a popular internet meme at the time and other people created similar videos. The tweets attached to the video read, “Here is America’s favorite commie know-it-all Here is America’s favorite commie know-it-all acting like the clueless nitwit she is...
...High School video of “Sandy” Ocasio-Cortezpic.twitter.com/s723Vga9zF
Here is America’s favorite commie know-it-all acting like the clueless nitwit she is...
...High School video of “Sandy” Ocasio-Cortezpic.twitter.com/s723Vga9zF— AnonymousQ (@AnonymousQ1776) January 2, 2019
Many on social media found the video to be charming, endearing, and relatable, rather than controversial. Because let us be real here, there’s nothing wrong with gleefully dancing with friends.
They’re recreating the Breakfast Club. And it’s adorable. You tried through. pic.twitter.com/jovEWIN4Mq
— Vale (@ValeWolf) January 3, 2019
Why can't @AOC just be nOrMaL ... like Paul Ryan hanging out around at a kegger talking about his plans to gut the social safety net, or Brett Kavanaugh who... [checks calendar], or Ted Cruz, seen here saying that his goal in life is world domination, which is totally normal. pic.twitter.com/2pziIsKddu
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) January 3, 2019
Saw that AOC dance video and now I really want to be besties with her.
— kat calvin (@KatCalvinLA) January 3, 2019
AOC dances in high school = Conservatives are OUTRAGED
Kavanaugh consistently blackout drunk and attempts to rape girl in high school = conservatives are ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
— Erin Biba (@erinbiba) January 3, 2019
If you're upset by what Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did in high school, wait until you find out about Brett Kavanaugh.
— Doug Gordon (@BrooklynSpoke) January 3, 2019
Republicans have discovered the one thing that can TRULY destroy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: videos of her being fun and cool
— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) January 3, 2019
Wow. New footage appears to show Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being... uh... adorable?
This is like when Cruz’s campaign released video of Beto with his punk rock band.
You’re just making us like her more. https://t.co/jCKdtInxSk
— Kaz Weida (@kazweida) January 3, 2019
Even Ally Sheedy, who starred in the film, loved it!
I LOVE THIS #TeamAOC
— ally sheedy (@allysheedy1) January 3, 2019
This is definitely not the first time that Ocasio-Cortez has had to deal with hate from the haters. Critics of the representative have criticized everything from her wearing a jacket, to her going by the name “Sandy,” to her living in a house as a child.