AOC slams Republican congressman Ted Yoho for 'abuse'

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tore into Republican Ted Yoho on the House floor Thursday after he called her a 'f***ing b***h' on the steps of the Capitol Monday - saying he 'accosted' her and slamming his grinning non-apology the previous day. Representative Alexadria Ocasio-Cortez took to the House floor Thursday for hour-long remarks where she addressed an incident where a Republican representative called her a 'f***ing b***h' Ocasio-Cortez, 30, also brought up Yoho's family, saying 'I'm two years younger than Yoho's youngest daughter, adding: 'I am someone's daughter too' His family: Yoho has one son, Tyer, and two daughters Katie and Lauren. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed Wednesday that Rep. Ted Yoho's remarks following a report that revealed he called her a 'f***ing b***h' are 'not an apology' - and she listed reasons she did not take it as such She added that the Florida Republican didn't even use her name during his prepared remarks Representative Ted Yoho refused during a House floor speech Wednesday to apologize for his 'passion' when confronting Ocasio-Cortez, which he dismissed as a 'misunderstanding' Ocasio-Cortez condemned his non-apology, claiming 'Yoho is refusing responsibility' after confronting her on the Capitol stairs Monday Ocasio-Cortez had rattled off reasons on Twitter Wednesday as to why she did not consider Yoho to be remorseful. 'Instead,' it insisted, 'he made a brief comment to himself as he walked away summarizing what he believes her polices to be: bulls**t.' Yoho's remarks and demands for an apology came after the 65-year-old retiring lawmakers called his Democratic colleague, 30-year-old Ocasio-Cortez, a 'f***ing b***h' during a heated exchange at the Capitol on Monday The progressive 30-year-old congresswoman said Yoho put his finger in her face as he called her 'disgusting' and 'out of your freaking mind' for linking a surge in crime in New York City on rising unemployment levels in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic She also shot back on Twitter Tuesday, claiming, 'B*****s get stuff done,' and asserting she usually gets along with her GOP colleagues House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called on Yoho Tuesday to personally apologize to Ocasio-Cortez, and demanded he also make amends for his comments in a speech on the House floor 'He kept muttering insults at me as I was walking away, but I didn't try to make it out,' she explained. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer called the behavior 'despicable' and demanded Tuesday that Yoho make a personal amends as well as a speech on the House floor apologizing to Ocasio-Cortez.