Overview

• During a Sunday Instagram Live, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urged supporters to ‘laugh’ at MAGA men and labeled White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller a ‘clown.’
• Ocasio-Cortez framed ridicule as a way to counter what she called a movement built on ‘insecure masculinity,’ suggesting mockery can blunt authoritarian tendencies.
• She joked that Miller looks ‘4′10″’ and angry about it, then clarified she was not mocking short people, saying ‘short kings are great’ and that her critique was about overcompensation.
• On Monday night, Fox News played the clip to Miller on The Ingraham Angle; Miller dismissed Ocasio-Cortez with personal insults as hosts noted reports that he is about 5′10″.
• Ocasio-Cortez reacted online to Fox airing the segment with Miller listening, posting that she ‘cannot believe they aired this’ and was ‘crying’ at the moment.