‘This is a woman that has really no life experience’

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) slammed Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as a “woman that has really no life experience.”

Greene levied the attack on Ocasio-Cortez, who has positioned herself as a leading voice for the Democratic Party as its voters grow more frustrated with the Trump administration, during an appearance Tuesday on “The Eric Bolling Show.”

“This is a woman, she’s never been married, she has no children, she’s never had a job other than working in a bar, and that was short term for what we understand, she’s never run a business,” Greene said. “This is a woman that has really no life experience and has no life wisdom because she’s never done any of those things.”

“This is why no one will take her serious as a presidential candidate,” she added.

Greene and Ocasio-Cortez have long traded insults in the House.

The Georgia Republican’s most recent comments come as the New York Democrat has joined Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on a speaking tour across the country and as her name has been floated as someone who could challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in his next primary.

As a young progressive, Ocasio-Cortez has been looked to by many Democrats as someone who someday could lead.

She was elected in 2018 and assumed office at the age of 29, making her the youngest woman to ever serve in Congress. Ocasio-Cortez has built a large online following of millennial and Generation Z fans, who have taken to her outspoken nature both in Congress and on social media.

Ocasio-Cortez is largely quiet about her personal life, but she got engaged to Riley Roberts in 2022.

Greene’s husband, with whom she has three children, filed for divorce in 2022. Before Greene ran for office, she and her husband owned a construction company.

The Hill has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s office for comment.

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