Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back At Ivanka Trump: ‘A Living Wage Isn’t A Gift, It’s A Right’

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit back Tuesday at Ivanka Trump’s criticism of her Green New Deal and what she called a “guaranteed minimum.”

“As a person who actually worked for tips & hourly wages in my life, instead of having to learn about it 2nd-hand, I can tell you that most people want to be paid enough to live,” the Democratic congresswoman tweeted to her large Twitter following.

“A living wage isn’t a gift, it’s a right,” she added. “Workers are often paid far less than the value they create.”


Earlier in the day, an excerpt of an interview Ivanka Trump gave to Fox News due to air Sunday went viral, attracting plenty of criticism.

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