Things got worse for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Tuesday when she watched members of her party vote in favor of a bill she attacked at the expense of… Widespread ridicule.
Ocasio-Cortez's statements against the Women and Girls in Sports Protection Act were not enough to convince Democratic allies Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez, both of Texas, to vote against the bill. Cuellar and Gonzalez join 218 Republican members of the House They voted for the bill Which seeks to prevent federally funded educational institutions from allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls' and women's sports.
For Ocasio-Cortez, the idea of Democratic members of Congress voting for a Republican-backed bill before President-elect Trump returns to office suggests her party is “not in good shape.”
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“We can't be stupid about this,” Ocasio-Cortez told The Independent on Tuesday. “These are just the early days. Trump hasn't been sworn in yet, and if a small sports bill is going to cause Democrats to defect, we're not in good shape.”
Ocasio-Cortez advised Democrats not to be “lost” on the same day she delivered a widely ridiculed tirade that included several baseless claims and incomplete sentences. Her rant sparked several viral reactions on social media that labeled her “the dumbest person in Congress.”
For Ocasio-Cortez, this represents a bad start to 2025 after a difficult 2024. Despite winning re-election to her New York House seat, Ocasio-Cortez watched members of her coalition, the Squad, lose their seats, including Jamal. Bowman in New York and Cori Bush in Missouri.
Ocasio-Cortez also lost in her bid to become the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, where she was passed over by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va.
Furthermore, Ocasio-Cortez has often been the subject of widespread ridicule on social media, often due to her firm stance on transgender inclusion in women's and girls' sports.
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in november, Ocasio-Cortez was re-engaged Video of Green Party vice presidential candidate Butch Ware speaking out against the inclusion of transgender people in women's sports with the caption: “This ticket is predatory and people deserve better.” This post sparked violent reactions on social media.
“AOC says men's unwillingness to compete in women's sports is predatory behavior. For AOC, acknowledging biological reality is 'predatory'. You know what predator actually is? Sexualizing children and normalizing pedophilia,” the influencer wrote. Governor and former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines on X while publishing an article on Fox News Digital about Ocasio-Cortez's comments.
Mockery of Ocasio-Cortez spread weeks after the election when X users discovered she no longer listed “she/her” pronouns on her bio.
Ocasio-Cortez is one of several prominent Democrats who still strongly support transgender inclusion in women's sports, even as the issue has proven to be a weak point for Democrats in the November election.
Many Democrats who spoke against the bill Tuesday did not dispute the premise that transgender athletes should be allowed to play girls' and women's sports. Instead, they said measures preventing transgender inclusion would subject girls to genital checks and sexual predators, although there is no language in the bill proposing genital checks for girls in sports.
Ocasio-Cortez included this baseless claim in her rant on Tuesday but gave a shout-out to transgender athletes when she shouted “Trans girls are girls!” On the floor of the House of Representatives.
In this photo taken on April 10, 2019, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens during a House Financial Services Committee hearing with leaders of major banks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Szymanski)
Ocasio-Cortez previously co-sponsored the Equality Act, which was proposed in 2019 and had revisions that “would force public schools to allow biologically male athletes who identify as transgender on girls’ sports teams.” In March 2023, Democrats, including Ocasio-Cortez, proposed resolution “Recognizing that it is the duty of the federal government to develop and implement a Transgender Bill of Rights.”
In contrast to Ocasio-Cortez, other House Democrats have publicly backed away from their support for transgender inclusion, including Rep. Seth Moulton, Democrat of Massachusetts; Rep. Colin Allred, Democrat of Texas; and Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y. However, each of those Democrats voted against the bill on Tuesday.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
A National exit poll The Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee found that 70% of moderate voters consider Donald Trump's “opposition to transgender boys and men playing girls' and women's sports and transgender boys' and men's use of girls' and women's restrooms” important to them. . 6% said it was the most important issue of all, while 44% said it was “very important.”
In June, a poll Conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago Participants were asked to express their opinion on whether transgender athletes of either gender should be allowed to participate in sports leagues that align with their preferred gender identity rather than their biological sex.
In this poll, 65% responded that it should either never or rarely be allowed. When those surveyed were asked specifically about adult transgender athletes competing on women's sports teams, 69% opposed.
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