Ocasio-Cortez Lashes Out At Jeanine Pirro After Death Threats Against Rep. Ilhan Omar
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday lashed out at Jeanine Pirro.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at Fox News host Jeanine Pirro in the wake of death threats against Representative Ilhan Omar.
Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Saturday: "Understand when Jeanine Pirro goes on Fox + rallies people to think hijabs are threatening, it leads to this. Folks who imply we're 'bad' for politics, the party, the country, etc. have no idea the threats we deal w/ because of that kind of language. Talk policy, not personal."
She was reacting to a CNN report about a man charged with threatening to murder Omar allegedly because of her Muslim faith.
Weeks prior, Pirro had made controversial comments about Muslims on her show, "Justice with Judge Jeanine."
"Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Quran 33:59, tells women to cover so they won't get molested. Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?" Pirro said.
Fox News condemned Pirro's remarks, saying: "They do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly."
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lashed out at Fox News host Jeanine Pirro in the wake of death threats against Representative Ilhan Omar.
Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Saturday: "Understand when Jeanine Pirro goes on Fox + rallies people to think hijabs are threatening, it leads to this. Folks who imply we're 'bad' for politics, the party, the country, etc. have no idea the threats we deal w/ because of that kind of language. Talk policy, not personal."
She was reacting to a CNN report about a man charged with threatening to murder Omar allegedly because of her Muslim faith.
Weeks prior, Pirro had made controversial comments about Muslims on her show, "Justice with Judge Jeanine."
"Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Quran 33:59, tells women to cover so they won't get molested. Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself is antithetical to the United States Constitution?" Pirro said.
Fox News condemned Pirro's remarks, saying: "They do not reflect those of the network and we have addressed the matter with her directly."