AOC blasts NYT editor for suggesting Tlaib, Omar aren't representative of Midwest

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday criticized a New York Times editor’s tweet suggesting Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) did not represent the Midwest.

Jonathan Weisman, deputy Washington editor of The New York Times, made the comments in response to Justice Democrats spokesperson Waleed Shahid, who noted that the two progressive congresswomen were "from the Midwest."

Weisman tweeted that calling the two Midwestern “is like saying @RepLloydDoggett (D-Austin) is from Texas or @repjohnlewis (D-Atlanta) is from the Deep South.”

Ocasio-Cortez responded later in the morning, tweeting that her colleagues “literally are” Midwestern, adding “this comment is what erasure looks like. HIGH TURNOUT from DEEP BLUE SEATS &being competitive everywhere is the core of a winning strategy.”

“It’s disturbing to see this Trump talking pt that dense, diverse communities “aren’t the REAL [America/Midwest/etc],” she added.

Ocasio-Cortez is a close political ally of the two freshman congresswomen who, along with herself and Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) have been collectively dubbed “The Squad.”

Omar also responded to the tweet, tweeting "this will certainly be news to people of Minnesota’s 5th District!"

Tlaib was born in Detroit, while Omar was born in Somalia but came to Minnesota as a child. 

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