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2020-07-26T15:48:50-04:00Ocasio-Cortez also took aim at Rep. Roger Williams of Texas, who was with Mr. Yoho during the encounter and said he didn’t hear the heated exchange. Jul 22, 2020 Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) apologized Wednesday for a confrontation outside the Capitol this week with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) in which he reportedly called the high-profile freshman.
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Florida Republican Ted Yoho spoke on the floor and apologized for a confrontation he had with Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-MD) earlier in the week on the steps of the Capitol. Majority Leader Hoyer followed with his thoughts on the incident.Florida Republican Ted Yoho spoke on the floor and apologized for a confrontation he had with Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-MD) earlier in the week on the steps of the Capitol. Majority Leader Hoyer followed with his thoughts on the incident.
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Rep. Ted Yoho apologized for the 'abrupt manner' of a reportedly angry conversation he had Monday with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but he denied calling her a vulgar term as reported by The Hill.
The Washington-based publication reported that Yoho confronted the freshman Democrat from New York on Tuesday in a Capitol staircase and told her she was 'disgusting' for attributing a rise in crime to the unemployment caused by the coronavirus outbreak. After they parted, Yoho said 'f------ b----,' according to The Hill.
© AP This combo shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., walks Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 27, 2020, left, and Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington on March 28, 2017.Speaking on the House floor Wednesday, the Florida Republican said he wished to 'address the strife I injected into the already contentious Congress' following the heated exchange with his Democratic colleague.
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'I rise to apologize for the abrupt manner of the conversation I had with my colleague from New York,' he said. 'It is true that we disagree on policies and visions for America but that does mean we should be disrespectful.'
But Yoho denied directing the vulgarity reported by The Hill at Ocasio-Cortez.
'Having been married for 45 years with two daughters, I'm very cognizant of my language. The offensive name-calling words attributed to me by the press were never spoken to my colleagues and if they were construed that way, I apologize for their misunderstanding,' Yoho said.
Responding to Yoho's denial, Bob Cusack, editor-in-chief for The Hill, said, 'Our story was and remains 100 percent accurate.' Cusack said it's 'telling' that, despite his denials, Yoho never asked The Hill to issue a correction.
Despite the congressman’s denials, he nor his office contacted us for a correction. Telling. Our story was and remains 100 percent accurate. https://t.co/yvCC81qUYW
— Bob Cusack (@BobCusack) July 22, 2020
According to The Hill, Yoho's exchange with Ocasio-Cortez centered on remarks she made at a July 9 virtual town hall, which had been assailed by conservatives, many of whom have blamed a recent spike in crime on anti-police brutality protests. At the event, Ocasio-Cortez said economic hardships caused by the pandemic was the issue, not a lack of support for police.
The self-described democratic socialist called for funding for police to be directed toward another round of direct payments to taxpayers or to hire more social workers for schools.
'Crime is a symptom of a diseased society that neglects its most marginalized people, and we do not solve that problem with police,' she said.
Addressing her comments on Wednesday, Yoho told her, 'You are out of your freaking mind,' according to The Hill. Ocasio-Cortez told him he was being 'rude' and they parted ways.
During his statement Wednesday, Yoho explained he is 'passionate about those affected by poverty' because he came from a poor background.
'I know the face of poverty. And for a time, it was mine,' he said. 'That is why I know people in this country can still, with all its faults, rise up and succeed, and not be encouraged to break the law.'
'I cannot apologize for my passion or for loving my God, my family and my country,' he said.
Ocasio-Cortez found Yoho's apology lacking, and said in a tweet he was 'refusing responsibility.'
'Republican responds to calling a colleague 'disgusting' & a “f—ing b*tch” w/ 'I cannot apologize for my passion' and blaming others,' she said in a tweet. 'I will not teach my nieces and young people watching that this is an apology.'
Republican responds to calling a colleague “disgusting” & a “f—ing b*tch” w/ “I cannot apologize for my passion” and blaming others.
I will not teach my nieces and young people watching that this an apology, and what they should learn to accept.
Yoho is refusing responsibility. https://t.co/BKzJa7KUBW
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 22, 2020Ocasio Cortez Twitter
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Rep. Yoho apologizes for 'abrupt manner' of talk with Ocasio-Cortez, denies calling her vulgar term