AOC takes down Ted Cruz over coronavirus comment: ‘I’m surprised you’re asking about chromosomes given you don’t believe in evolution’
New York congresswoman questions qualification of Mike Pence to head government response
New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has delivered an online lesson to Republican Ted Cruz after he questioned her authority to comment on matters of science.
In the aftermath of Donald Trump’s decision to appoint vice president Mike Pence to spearhead the administration’s response to the coronavirus, many have questioned the move.
Some claimed that as governor of Indiana, he failed to act quickly enough to tackle an outbreak of HIV in his state in 2015 that eventually infected more than 200 people, some of whom were drug users who had been sharing needles.
“I don’t believe that effective anti-drug policy involves handing out paraphernalia to drug users by government officials,” he said at the time.
Ms Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter: “Mike Pence literally does not believe in science. It is utterly irresponsible to put him in charge of US coronavirus response as the world sits on the cusp of a pandemic.”
