Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is catching heat online.
Conservatives accused her of using a fake accent at a rally in Nampa, Idaho. She appeared with Sen. Bernie Sanders and spoke to a crowd of more than 12,000 people. But a clip of her speaking drew backlash on social media.
"Oh look, AOC is doing the interchangeable accents to fit the demographic she's in front of," posted Gunther Eagleman on X. "Did she take notes from Kamala?"
"Kamala Harris just introduced yet another new accent," Benny Johnson added. "Sike, this is AOC. Seems to be using Kamala’s playbook. I guess she didn’t pay attention during the 2024 election."
"AOC is pretending to have some sort of strange accent," Townhall.com wrote. "This is exactly what Kamala Harris did on the campaign trail. Why do they do this?"
"WATCH: AOC debuts new accent ahead of reported Presidential run," Breaking 911 said. "It’s worse than Kamala’s or Hillary."
Critics pointed to past complaints about Harris changing her accent during the 2024 campaign. Now, they say AOC is doing the same.
Ocasio-Cortez has been traveling the country with Sanders on their "Fighting Oligarchy" tour. They're blasting Elon Musk and the Trump administration.
"Your presence here today is making Donald Trump and Elon Musk very nervous," Sanders told a crowd in Los Angeles. About 36,000 people showed up.
The duo also held rallies in Las Vegas, Arizona, and Colorado. More stops are on the way.