Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s speech at the Democratic National Convention baffled some who thought she was trying out a strange new accent.
The “Squad” Democrat – who has faced accusations of affecting his voice in public in the past – spoke for about seven minutes in Chicago on Monday night, often to enthusiastic applause.
However, at one point he seemed to adopt a different voice when he compared Donald Trump to Kamala Harris.
‘I, for one, am tired of hearing how a small-time union-buster considers himself more patriotic than the woman who fights every day to free workers from the boots of greed, which tramples our way of life.’
The phrase “on our life path” caught the attention of many, and AOC adopted a markedly different accent and cadence to deliver it.
She appeared to stretch the word “life,” prompting some conservatives to ask, as one account puts it: “What accent is AOC using here?”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s speech at the Democratic National Convention puzzled some who thought she was trying out a new accent.
Another wrote: “Aside from AOC discovering a new accent, it’s hilarious to hear her say that Donald Trump only fights for “the rich and big business.” The Democratic Party is literally the party of the wealthy elites, Hollywood stars, professional athletes, and progressive mega-corporations.”
“AOC’s speech was embarrassing. The fake accent was too much for me. I was out of breath. I said it. The DNC is embarrassing,” another added.
Ocasio-Cortez, who represents parts of the Bronx and Queens in Congress, has been accused of using accents in the past.
In 2023, she came under fire after a video resurfaced of her using an accent while addressing Al Sharpton’s civil rights organization.
The Democratic lawmaker adopted a Southern accent as she told the crowd: “I’m proud to be a waitress. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
Ocasio-Cortez, who grew up in the Bronx to Puerto Rican parents, has been accused of crowd-pleasing at the National Action Network conference in 2019.
A new viral video calling AOC a “total fraud” shows the clip combined with more recent footage of her criticizing Donald Trump without any discernible accent.
The allegations date back to Ocasio-Cortez’s early years in Congress, as she had to defend herself against the same video in 2019.
Many conservatives questioned the voice Ocasio-Cortez was using in her speech on social media.
“People who talk about my voice can just start talking,” she wrote on Twitter. “Any child who grew up in a different linguistic culture and had to learn to navigate school and work knows what happens. My Spanish is the same.”
“As much as the right wants to distort and divert attention, I am from the Bronx. I act and talk like it, *especially* when I’m angry and especially when I’m at home. It’s so painful to see every aspect of my life used as a weapon against me, yet somehow claimed to be false at the same time,” she continued.
Ocasio-Cortez grew up in the Bronx until she was five, when her family bought a house in Yorktown Heights in northern Westchester County. She returned to the Bronx after graduating from Boston University in 2011.
Following her surprise rise to Congress, DailyMail.com reported that Ocasio-Cortez had actually spent much of her youth living in the exclusive county of Westchester, in apparent contrast to an ill-fated campaign biography that touted her Bronx roots.
After living in the Parkchester condo until he was about five, his family moved to the suburban home for better schools, selling it when his father tragically died of cancer in 2008 but retaining ownership of the Bronx condo.
The speech nearly tore the roof off the partisan United Center when Ocasio-Cortez said she would be “happy” to be a waitress, calling Donald Trump a “cheap union-buster” who would sell out the country for “a dollar.”
“Republicans have attacked me by saying I should go back to waitressing,” the New York Democrat said during her prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC).
“Let me tell you, I’m happy any day of the week because there’s nothing wrong with working for a living,” he said as the crowd erupted in cheers.
“Donald Trump would sell this country for a dollar if it meant lining his pockets and greasing the palms of his friends on Wall Street,” Ocasio-Cortez continued.
The adoring crowd chanted “AOC” throughout her prime-time speech on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, just a few speakers before President Biden took the stage.
‘I, for one, am tired of hearing how a small-time unionist considers himself more patriotic than the woman who fights every day to help workers.’
The speech was decidedly approved by the establishment, very different from his usual progressive burn-it-all style.
Instead, he appeared to embrace the Democratic Party’s platform and its leaders, drawing attention from some critics on social media.
At this convention, Ocasio-Cortez was granted a prime-time speaking slot on the first night. Last time, in 2020, she had just 90 seconds to give a virtual speech to symbolically endorse Sanders for the nomination.
“In any other country, Joe Biden and I would not be in the same party,” Ocasio-Cortez said. he said in 2020.
Democrats met to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to lead their ticket.