American rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared furious with NBC News on Wednesday, accusing the network of trying to generate “hate clicks” with a “blatantly misleading tweet” about her one-minute appearance during Tuesday’s second night of the Democratic convention.
NBC “jumped an enormous amount of hate and vitriol” with its 9:49 a.m. Twitter message, which claimed that Ocasio-Cortez “did not endorse Joe Biden,” the congresswoman wrote.
She also accused NBC of suggesting that she was cherished in her remarks by delivering “one of the shortest speeches by the DNC” when she seconded the nomination of American screenwriter Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, to the party’s choice to be president.
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“You waited several hours to correct your obvious and blatantly misleading tweet,” wrote Ocasio-Cortez, retweeting an NBC statement that appeared about three hours after the first message. ‘It caused an enormous amount of hatred and vitriol, and now the mischief you have created is circulating on other networks.
“Everything to generate hate clicks from a pre-recorded, routine procedural motion,” the New York Democrat wrote.
“This is completely unacceptable, disappointing and frightening,” Ocasio-Cortez continued. “The DNC shared the procedural purpose of my comments in advance to media WELL. @NBC knew what was going to happen & that it was routine.
“How does a headline that happens evil & misleading come with that foreknowledge?”
In another message, she asked the network: “(H) ow will you repair the incredible amount of damage and misinformation for which you are now responsible?”
In its explanation, the network wrote that it “should have included more detail about the nomination process.” It said Ocasio-Cortez had seconded Sanders ‘nomination at the request of the Democratic National Committee, saying the nomination was a’ procedural requirement of the convention. ‘
The network also stated that Ocasio-Cortez Biden had “been president” for president and that her speech “was, in the long run, similar to other nominating speeches.”
NBC deleted the original tweet – but posted a copy “for the record.”
Many viewers on social media weighed in on the AOC-NBC dispute, but some – like Turney Point USA’s Benny Johnson – did not have much sympathy for the congresswoman.
“Oh no is @AOC attacking the Press for inaccurate reporting?” Johnson wrote. “Now she knows what it’s like to be President Trump every day.”
“This is what happens EVERY SUN DAY with Republicans,” wrote another Twitter user. “The media is very biased against conservatives – that’s where the term ‘Fake News’ started. That, now you know. ‘
Some may have thought that the DNC was deliberately asking Ocasio-Cortez to take part in the Sanders nomination.
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“Something makes me think this was a setup,” one Twitter commenter wrote. “@AOC are you sure the DNC did not know this was going to happen?”
Late Tuesday, a seemingly calm Ocasio-Cortez posted a message “now worried” after writer Sarene Leeds tried to convince her followers that Ocasio-Cortez was not trying to interrupt the convention by helping to nominate Sanders instead of Biden.
“If you were confused, do not worry!” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “Agreement rules require roll Call & nominations for each candidate who enters the delegation threshold post. I was asked the 2nd for nom. For sen. Sanders for roll call. I extend my deepest congratulations to @JoeBiden – let’s win in November. ”
