Woke 29-year-old Congresswoman-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez went after White House Chief of Staff John Kelly yesterday. Why? She wants him to apologize to Democrat Rep. Frederica Wilson for supposedly "lying" about her to reporters.
John Kelly was straight up exposed for lying about @RepWilson in comments aimed at discrediting her.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) December 10, 2018
He absolutely owes her an apology, and his refusal to do so isn’t a sign of strength - it’s cowardice. https://t.co/BA40Hgofvk
"Cowardice." Quite a big word to use against a four-star Marine Corps general whose son was killed in Afghanistan.
Wilson's spat with Kelly came last year when she alleged President Trump disrespected a military family during a phone call. Kelly disputed her characterization and gave a briefing to the White House press corps on how the military handles casualties.
"Most Americans don’t know what happens when we lose one of soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, our Coast Guardsmen in combat. So let me tell you what happens," Kelly said. "Their buddies wrap them up in whatever passes as a shroud, puts them on a helicopter as a routine, and sends them home. Their first stop along the way is when they’re packed in ice, typically at the airhead. And then they’re flown to, usually, Europe where they’re then packed in ice again and flown to Dover Air Force Base, where Dover takes care of the remains, embalms them, meticulously dresses them in their uniform with the medals that they’ve earned, the emblems of their service, and then puts them on another airplane linked up with a casualty officer escort that takes them home."
"While that’s happening, a casualty officer typically goes to the home very early in the morning and waits for the first lights to come on. And then he knocks on the door; typically a mom and dad will answer, a wife. And if there is a wife, this is happening in two different places; if the parents are divorced, three different places," he continued. "And the casualty officer proceeds to break the heart of a family member and stays with that family until — well, for a long, long time, even after the internment."
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway addressed Ocasio-Cortez' comments this morning on Fox and Friends.
White House counselor @KellyannePolls shreds Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over John Kelly comments: She doesn't “seem to know much about anything” pic.twitter.com/fCjpzSXO3B
— Kyle Morris (@RealKyleMorris) December 11, 2018