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<p>Piers Morgan tried to come for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over the weekend, and unsurprisingly to anyone who pays attention to her social media presence, it immediately backfired.</p><p>Morgan&#39;s attempted diss came on the heels of a viral clip of Ivanka Trump. In the clip, Ivanka is seen trying to edge her way into a conversation between Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May at the G20 summit. The clip of Ivanka trying to wedge herself in feels particularly awkward and on-the-nose given the fact that she only works at the White House because her father is president.</p><h2>When Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez critiqued the clip of Ivanka, and what it says about political nepotism, Morgan decided to swoop in with a low blow.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It may be shocking to some, but being someone’s daughter actually isn’t a career qualification.<br><br>It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in &amp; the world moves on.<br><br>The US needs our President working the G20. Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn’t hurt either. <a href="https://t.co/KCZMXJ8FD9">https://t.co/KCZMXJ8FD9</a></p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1145164720242118656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Rather than genuinely engaging with Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s critique of Trump&#39; unprofessional handling of the G20, and Ivanka&#39;s unqualified presence there, Morgan made fun of Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s previous job as a bartender.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Could be worse... Ivanka could have been a bar-tender 18 months ago. <a href="https://t.co/xAj8Guc3hH">https://t.co/xAj8Guc3hH</a></p>&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1145394749064589312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>This immediately backfired when Ocasio-Cortez and her followers pointed out the flaw in Morgan&#39;s logic.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Actually, that would make government better - not worse.<br><br>Imagine if more people in power spent years of their lives actually working for a living.<br><br>We’d probably have healthcare and living wages by now. <a href="https://t.co/HoxIyu6ftj">https://t.co/HoxIyu6ftj</a></p>&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1145399665552216064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>People were quick to point out that having career experience across the board only makes you more qualified to represent constituents with diverse experiences and needs.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">You are a force to be reckoned with. The women in this country are so proud to have you on the job.</p>&mdash; JP (@Westwardbound56) <a href="https://twitter.com/Westwardbound56/status/1145400076535250956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;d take someone with a working class background over a pampered, grossly unqualified Barbie who lives on (grand)daddy&#39;s dime any day of the week.</p>&mdash; ❄ Alex #VoteBlueNoMatterWho (@northernstar171) <a href="https://twitter.com/northernstar171/status/1145403949438111744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>On top of that, people noted that Ocasio-Cortez was actually elected to be a Congresswoman, while no one voted for Ivanka for anything.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Instead, Ivanka gets to stand awkwardly near people who actually earned their positions of responsibility. And by the look of it, she doesn&#39;t have the self-awareness to realize how out of place she is. <a href="https://t.co/xQt8gneYTC">pic.twitter.com/xQt8gneYTC</a></p>&mdash; Autarkh (@Autarkh) <a href="https://twitter.com/Autarkh/status/1145400267489153024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just imagine...there were folks who said that a community organizer had no business running for President.<br><br>And all he did was pull the economy out of a recession, save the auto industry, get Bin Laden, and give health insurance to millions of uninsured Americans.<br><br>STFU, Piers.</p>&mdash; BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) <a href="https://twitter.com/mmpadellan/status/1145435360090099714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>Of course, no failed take down of Ocasio-Cortez is complete without the naysayer (in this case Morgan) getting dragged.</h2><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Says the bastion of hard work, non-tip sharing, and begging for time off?🤣😂</p>&mdash; Jeannieology (@jeanniology) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeanniology/status/1145400864317870081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Like, I worked in customer service long enough to decide it should be a requirement that you do it before you run for office.<br><br>A big part of the reason I like <a href="https://twitter.com/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AOC</a> is specifically because she&#39;s not a 60-something lawyer.</p>&mdash; Ant (@eatatmilliways) <a href="https://twitter.com/eatatmilliways/status/1145400028145561601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Imagine being ruled by a class of people who disdain actual work, and claim to be for the common people to fool the stupider among them into voting against their own good. <br>Actually we don&#39;t have to imagine that-- We just have to look at the GOP.</p>&mdash; Hookalakah Meshobbab (@TadeOKuuMushi) <a href="https://twitter.com/TadeOKuuMushi/status/1145401100205342720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">at least the bartender was actually elected to represent Americans</p>&mdash; Just Dan (@ifTheDudeAbides) <a href="https://twitter.com/ifTheDudeAbides/status/1145399881126830080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 30, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>In a different world, I would assume this exchange would cause Morgan to steer clear of coming for Ocasio-Cortez. But given the obsession with her, and Morgan&#39;s love of a good internet fight, it seems unlikely.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Piers Morgan got dragged when he claimed Ivanka Trump is more qualified than 'bartender' AOC.

Piers Morgan tried to come for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over the weekend, and unsurprisingly to anyone who pays attention to her social media presence, it immediately backfired.Morgan&#39;s attempted diss came on the heels of a viral clip of Ivanka Trump. In the clip, Ivanka is seen trying to edge her way into a conversation between Emmanuel Macron and Theresa May at the G20 summit. The clip of Ivanka trying to wedge herself in feels particularly awkward and on-the-nose given the fact that she only works at the White House because her father is president.When Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez critiqued the clip of Ivanka, and what it says about political nepotism, Morgan decided to swoop in with a low blow.It may be shocking to some, but being someone’s daughter actually isn’t a career qualification.It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in &amp; the world moves on.The US needs our President working the G20. Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn’t hurt either. https://t.co/KCZMXJ8FD9&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 30, 2019 Rather than genuinely engaging with Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s critique of Trump&#39; unprofessional handling of the G20, and Ivanka&#39;s unqualified presence there, Morgan made fun of Ocasio-Cortez&#39;s previous job as a bartender.Could be worse... Ivanka could have been a bar-tender 18 months ago. https://t.co/xAj8Guc3hH&mdash; Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 30, 2019 This immediately backfired when Ocasio-Cortez and her followers pointed out the flaw in Morgan&#39;s logic.Actually, that would make government better - not worse.Imagine if more people in power spent years of their lives actually working for a living.We’d probably have healthcare and living wages by now. https://t.co/HoxIyu6ftj&mdash; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 30, 2019 People were quick to point out that having career experience across the board only makes you more qualified to represent constituents with diverse experiences and needs.You are a force to be reckoned with. The women in this country are so proud to have you on the job.&mdash; JP (@Westwardbound56) June 30, 2019 I&#39;d take someone with a working class background over a pampered, grossly unqualified Barbie who lives on (grand)daddy&#39;s dime any day of the week.&mdash; ❄ Alex #VoteBlueNoMatterWho (@northernstar171) June 30, 2019 On top of that, people noted that Ocasio-Cortez was actually elected to be a Congresswoman, while no one voted for Ivanka for anything.Instead, Ivanka gets to stand awkwardly near people who actually earned their positions of responsibility. And by the look of it, she doesn&#39;t have the self-awareness to realize how out of place she is. pic.twitter.com/xQt8gneYTC&mdash; Autarkh (@Autarkh) June 30, 2019  Just imagine...there were folks who said that a community organizer had no business running for President.And all he did was pull the economy out of a recession, save the auto industry, get Bin Laden, and give health insurance to millions of uninsured Americans.STFU, Piers.&mdash; BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) June 30, 2019 Of course, no failed take down of Ocasio-Cortez is complete without the naysayer (in this case Morgan) getting dragged.Says the bastion of hard work, non-tip sharing, and begging for time off?🤣😂&mdash; Jeannieology (@jeanniology) June 30, 2019 Like, I worked in customer service long enough to decide it should be a requirement that you do it before you run for office.A big part of the reason I like @AOC is specifically because she&#39;s not a 60-something lawyer.&mdash; Ant (@eatatmilliways) June 30, 2019 Imagine being ruled by a class of people who disdain actual work, and claim to be for the common people to fool the stupider among them into voting against their own good. Actually we don&#39;t have to imagine that-- We just have to look at the GOP.&mdash; Hookalakah Meshobbab (@TadeOKuuMushi) June 30, 2019 at least the bartender was actually elected to represent Americans&mdash; Just Dan (@ifTheDudeAbides) June 30, 2019 In a different world, I would assume this exchange would cause Morgan to steer clear of coming for Ocasio-Cortez. But given the obsession with her, and Morgan&#39;s love of a good internet fight, it seems unlikely.

Piers Morgan tried to come for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over the weekend, and unsurprisingly to anyone who pays attention to her social media presence, it immediately backfired.