Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) got into a heated spat with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) during a Thursday committee hearing, referring to the Georgia congresswoman condescendingly as “baby girl” and demanding she “strike” her words.
The tiff began as the House Oversight Committee met to discuss holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with Special Counsel Robert Hur in his classified documents probe — a subpoena the White House blocked by citing “executive privilege.”
Greene sparked the ire of Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) when she asked whether any Democrats had employed the daughter of Judge Juan Merchan — who is currently presiding over former President Donald Trump’s Manhattan hush money trial — a political consultant whose firm has worked for Rep. Dan Goldman…
