- Republican Rep. Ted Yoho resigned on Saturday from the board of Christian anti-poverty organization Bread for the World days after he verbally attacked Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
- The non-profit organization announced that it “sought [Yoho’s] He resigns “after determining that his attack on Ocasio-Cortez did not reflect” the values of respect and compassion that Jesus asks us to display every day. “
- Yoho approached Ocasio-Cortez on the steps of the Capitol building on Monday and called her “disgusting” and “out of place.” [her] “The congresswoman said. A reporter from The Hill heard Yoho refer to Ocasio-Cortez as a” damn b — h “when the two legislators broke up.
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Republican Rep. Ted Yoho resigned on Saturday from the board of Christian anti-poverty organization Bread for the World days after he verbally attacked Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
The nonprofit organization announced that it “sought [Yoho’s] resignation “after determining that his” recent actions and words as reported in the media do not reflect the ethical standards expected of members of our Board of Directors “and” the values of respect and compassion that Jesus asks us to display all days. “
The organization said it hoped to reaffirm “our commitment to unite with women and people of color, nationally and globally, as they continue to lead us to a more racially inclusive and equitable world.”
The group added that it hopes government leaders “will find the moral courage and political will to foster healing and civil dialogue” on policy issues, particularly those related to the ongoing pandemic.
—Elana Schor (@eschor) July 25, 2020
Yoho approached Ocasio-Cortez on the steps of the Capitol building on Monday and called her “disgusting” and “out of place.” [her] “going crazy” about recent comments he made linking the increase in violence during the pandemic to unemployment and poverty.
When Yoho walked away from Ocasio-Cortez, he referred to her as a “fucking bitch,” according to a journalist for The Hill, who witnessed and wrote about the encounter.
In remarks made on the floor of the Chamber on Wednesday, Yoho insisted that he never called Ocasio-Cortez the misogynistic insult and said that “he cannot apologize for my passion or for loving my God, my family and my country.” He said he regretted the “abrupt manner” in which he spoke to her.
In a House floor address addressing the incident on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez said he could not accept Yoho’s statement as an apology and argued that doing so would implicitly condone attacks on all women.
“I couldn’t allow my nieces, I couldn’t allow the girls I was going home with, I couldn’t allow victims of verbal abuse and worse to see that, see that excuse, and see that our Congress accepts it as legitimate and accept it as an apology, “he said. “When a decent man is wrong, as we are all obligated to do, he does his best and apologizes.”
