Marjorie Taylor Greene Rips Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 'Tax The Rich' Met Gala Dress In Trumpy Way
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Far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) took a nameless swipe at progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) for wearing a “Tax the Rich” dress to the Met Gala on Monday.
Greene, a conspiracy theory devotee, praised the Donald Trump-adoring fashions of singer Joy Villa, whose “Make America Great Again” dress at the 2017 Grammys and “Build the Wall” dress at the 2019 Grammys caused a stir. (Ocasio-Cortez’s Met dress apparently was designed as a dig at Villa’s “Wall” attire.)
“You were first,” Greene wrote of Villa. “And gorgeous! Perfect embodiment of an American woman who loves her country and America first!”
You were first 🔥
And gorgeous!
Perfect embodiment of an American woman who loves her country and America First! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/3Fij3aak1vpic.twitter.com/YpkbfaQoVD— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) September 14, 2021
Ocasio-Cortez’s fashion reinforced her message that the wealthiest should pay higher taxes. She and other Democrats have embraced significant tax increases on the affluent to fund measures to combat the climate crisis and expand social programs.
Greene’s critics clapped back in style.
AOC wore it better.
— Tim Link (@timlink) September 14, 2021
NOPE!!! you are just jealous!!!
Nobody comes close!!!
She ROCKED!!! Looks, Beauty, Educated, Sophisticated, Elegant!!
💙💙💙💙💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/g2o3k1x7g1— Ninevah Joseph 33 (@33Ninevah) September 14, 2021
I'm sorry Marjorie, I'm sure your Met Gala invitation was just lost in the mail. 😔
— K. K. (@NowWithVitaminR) September 14, 2021
— concerned grandma (@seniortripper) September 14, 2021
— Frieda 🌍🌎🌏✌️ (@frieda_lessar) September 14, 2021
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.