President Trump unloaded on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday after the prominent Democrat suggested Trump’s decision to bomb Iranian nuclear facilities was grounds for impeachment.
Trump unleashed a lengthy post on Truth Social from aboard Air Force One as he traveled to the NATO summit in the Netherlands, attacking Ocasio-Cortez’s intelligence and daring her to follow through on her impeachment threat.
“Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the ’dumbest’ people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before,” Trump posted.
“The reason for her ‘rantings’ is all of the Victories that the U.S.A. has had under the Trump Administration,” Trump continued. ”The Democrats aren’t used to WINNING, and she can’t stand the concept of our Country being successful again.”
Trump went on to attack Democratic Reps. Jasmine Crockett (Texas) and Ilhan Omar (Minn.).
He also appeared to refer to Ocasio-Cortez as “The Mouse” and suggested she take the same cognitive exam he took as part of his annual physical exam and is used to test for cognitive decline.
“Instead of her constant complaining, Alexandria should go back home to Queens, where I was also brought up, and straighten out her filthy, disgusting, crime ridden streets, in the District she ‘represents,’ and which she never goes to anymore,” Trump wrote.
Trump has repeatedly attacked Ocasio-Cortez over the years, though he has also at times acknowledged her political talent and charisma.
Ocasio-Cortez was one of a select few lawmakers who argued that striking Iran over the weekend was an impeachable offense, calling it a “grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers.”
“He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment,” Ocasio-Cortez posted Saturday on social media.
Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to “declare war,” one of the largest powers held by the legislative branch. In the past, however, presidents of both parties have struck adversaries militarily without approval from Congress.
Trump was impeached twice during his first term: once over allegations he withheld aid to Ukraine to try to get Kyiv to investigate his political rival, and a second time in the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. He was acquitted by the Senate in both cases.
