Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old who recently won a huge upset in the New York Democratic primary, has no time for people trying to discredit her hard work.

On Sunday, conservative John Cardillo — a host of Newsmax's 'America Talks Live' — posted a photograph of Ocasio-Cortez's childhood home in Yorktown Heights on Twitter.

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He shared the image because he felt the house showed a far different from the struggle-filled childhood in the Bronx Ocasio-Cortez claims to have had, but believe it or not the tweet didn't wind up working in his favor.

  • Despite all this information, readily available online, Cardillo tweeted, 'This is the Yorktown Heights (very nice area) home Ocasio-Cortez grew up in before going off to Ivy League Brown University.
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In her viral campaign video, Ocasio-Cortez said, 'I wasn't born to a wealthy or powerful family... mother from Puerto Rico, dad from the South Bronx.' She further explains on her website that while she was born in the Bronx, her parents worked hard to move her family to Yorktown Heights when she was five so she could attend a better public school.

Despite all this information, readily available online, Cardillo tweeted, 'This is the Yorktown Heights (very nice area) home Ocasio-Cortez grew up in before going off to Ivy League Brown University. A far cry from the Bronx hood upbringing she's selling.'

This is the Yorktown Heights (very nice area) home @Ocasio2018 grew up in before going off to Ivy League Brown University.
A far cry from the Bronx hood upbringing she’s selling. pic.twitter.com/xyOtZzVJII

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) July 1, 2018

In response to the tweet, Ocasio-Cortez first corrected Cardillo, explaining she went to Boston University, not Brown, and then said that her parents worked incredibly hard for the family to be able to live in the small house.

'My mom scrubbed toilets so I could live here & I grew up seeing how the zip code one is born in determines much of their opportunity,' she tweeted, adding, 'Your attempt to strip me of my family, my story, my home, and my identity is exemplary of how scared you are of the power of all four of those things.'

Hey John,
1. I didn’t go to Brown or the Ivy League. I went to BU. Try Google.
2. It is nice. Growing up, it was a good town for working people. My mom scrubbed toilets so I could live here & I grew up seeing how the zip code one is born in determines much of their opportunity.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) July 1, 2018

3. Your attempt to strip me of my family, my story, my home, and my identity is exemplary of how scared you are of the power of all four of those things.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) July 1, 2018

After replying with words that were definitely not an apology, Cardillo noted that he did incorrectly state Ocasio-Cortez's education background, but reiterated his belief that she's not 'a girl from the Bronx.'

Earlier version of this story misidentified your alma mater as Brown @Ocasio2018.
I stand corrected.
That said, you’re not a “girl from the Bronx.”https://t.co/6H5VR9G3P0https://t.co/NCIg4ildzF

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— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) July 1, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-cortez New Home

Regardless of where Ocasio-Cortez lived for the majority of her childhood, what Twitter users really couldn't get over was the fact that the 28-year-old had the absolute nerve to grow up in A HOUSE!

Cardillo was quickly trolled by supporters of Ocasio-Cortez who joked that their view of the candidate completely changed after learning she once lived in a small house in a nice neighborhood. And, I mean, no one who lives in a house could possibly be hard working or struggling to make ends meet, right? So all trust in the candidate must certainly be lost now.

I was a big supporter of Ocasio-Cortez but after the latest revelation that she grew up in a house, I can no longer support her in good conscience https://t.co/Ssywkyuqyz

— PeterNorway (@classiclib3ral) July 1, 2018

Really? This is hardly the lap of luxury. Another Yorktown home if you want some context. Yes, she came from the Bronx, and lived in a very small house in a neighborhood where many were much wealthier. pic.twitter.com/l5LqeVGMpF

— Jone Johnson Lewis (@jonelewis) July 2, 2018

These damning hit pieces on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just keep coming: she had a co-worker who didn't like her, and she used to live in a house! https://t.co/pyDyUKfc5b

— Ben Siemon (@BenjaminJS) July 2, 2018

This is the home Lady Bird McPherson claimed she grew up in before going where culture is like, New York, or Connecticut or New Hampshire. A far cry from the Sacramento upbringing she’s selling. pic.twitter.com/nVEOaMg1Cm

— Aly Semigran (@AlySemigran) July 2, 2018

This is the Yorktown Heights home (very nice neighborhood) that @Ocasio2018 grew up in before leaving to go to an Ivy League school. A far cry from the Bronx upbringing she's selling. pic.twitter.com/RbywQC2bBz

— Joe Kassabian (@jkass99) July 1, 2018

I found this picture of @Ocasio2018’s childhood neighborhood. A little different from the above-ground upbringing she claims pic.twitter.com/Jz5Qp3NcLG

— Joe Gravellese (@joegrav) July 2, 2018

This is the Yorktown Heights home (very nice neighborhood) that @Ocasio2018 grew up in before leaving to go to an Ivy League school.
A far cry from the Bronx upbringing she's selling. pic.twitter.com/8moWf1kzD4

— Erik Ruiz (@ErikRuiz91) July 1, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not a True New Yorker. She was never a member of The Warriors. She was never imprisoned with Snake Plissken. She is not a sentient slice of pizza. She does not say 'I'm walkin here' upwards of ten times per day.

— Ethan Booker (@Ethan_Booker) July 1, 2018

This is the MOONBASE ALPHA (very nice area) home @Ocasio2018 grew up in before going off to Ivy League MOON UNIVERSITY.
A far cry from the Bronx hood upbringing she’s selling. pic.twitter.com/7Hq4OGzEoq

— popular comedy account “the pixelated boat” (@pixelatedboat) July 2, 2018

And, proving she has an exceptionally good sense of humor, Ocasio-Cortez replied gamely:

My identity has been exposed. I am actually Captain Catherine Janeway of the USS Voyager

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) July 2, 2018

Well, it seems like Cardillo successfully proved his point here. Don't you think?

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Ocasio cortez© Justin Sullivan/Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is seen during a press conference on January 21, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
  • Pelosi said 'the enemy is within' about certain GOP lawmakers who've tried to carry weapons in the Capitol.
  • Ocasio-Cortez said she and others members 'still don't yet feel safe around other members of Congress.'
  • Greene has repeatedly accused Pelosi of treason and advocated for her to be given the death penalty.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi argued on Thursday that some Republican lawmakers, who she accused of 'threatening violence' against their Democratic colleagues, are 'the enemy' within the House.

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Pelosi appeared to back Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democratic lawmakers who've claimed that some GOP members pose a threat to them in the wake of the deadly Capitol siege on January 6.

'I do believe ... that we will probably need a supplemental, more security for members when the enemy is within the House of Representatives - a threat that members are concerned about, in addition to what is happening outside,' Pelosi said during a press briefing.

When asked to clarify her remark, Pelosi added, 'It means that we have members of Congress who want to bring guns on the floor and who have threatened violence on other members of Congress.'

Some Republican members of Congress helped spread conspiracy theories that the 2020 election was stolen by Democrats - lies that helped motivate the pro-Trump mob to invade the Capitol as Congress certified the Electoral College count and finalized President Joe Biden's victory.

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Ocasio-Cortez told CNN last week that 'a very considerable amount' of Democratic lawmakers 'still don't yet feel safe around other members of Congress' following the siege. She condemned GOP Rep. Andy Harris, who last week attempted to violate House rules and bring his concealed gun onto the House floor.

'The moment you bring a gun onto the House floor, in violation of rules, you put everyone around you in danger,' Ocasio-Cortez said. 'It is irresponsible. It is reckless.'

A man who allegedly took part in the Capitol riot also posted death threats against Ocasio-Cortez online.

Far-right GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia released a campaign ad last year that showed her holding an assault rifle next to photos of Ocasio-Cortez and two other progressive congresswomen of color. Facebook removed the ad, citing its policy prohibiting violence and incitement.

'GOP lawmakers campaigned with images of them cocking guns next to photos of myself,' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted earlier this month. 'Now they are trying to violate DC law and House rules to sneak guns onto the House floor two weeks after a white supremacist insurrection that killed 5 people. Why?'

Greene has also repeatedly accused Pelosi of treason and advocated for her to be given the death penalty.

Pelosi also condemned the House Republican leadership on Thursday for their handling of Greene, who has trafficked in a slew of conspiracy theories, including lies about mass shootings at American schools. Pelosi expressed outrage over GOP leaders' recent decision to assign Greene to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

'Assigning her to the Education Committee when she has mocked the killing of little children at Sandy Hook Elementary School,' she said. 'When she has mocked the killing of teenagers in high school ... what could they be thinking? Or is thinking too generous a word?'

—Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 28, 2021