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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Friday that it was "scary" and "hurtful" how many people President Trump was able to "radicalize" in the United States. Ocasio-Cortez made the remarks after being asked by ABC7NY about the president tweeting that she and other progressive congresswomen should go back to their home countries, and whether or not that was hurtful to her. "What hurt was not the president and his actions and his words. It was the fact that he is radicalizing stadiums of people in the United States," she said. "That is what is scary and hurtful." The New Yorker added...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared war on whiskey sour mix — and somehow turned it into a political point about the struggles of being a woman in politics. The Queens bartender-turned-lefty lawmaker reminded folks of her recent working past by warning cocktail-lovers to stick to natural juices when making spritzer drinks. She also trumpeted the attributes of the “underrated” Garibaldi cocktail, which includes Campari and orange juice, sometimes with a spritz or prosecco sparkling wine. All this might sound a little yuppie. But the self-proclaimed woman of the people spun her mixology know-how as evidence of her ability to speak for...