Ocasio-Cortez calls out CNN reporter for being ‘straight up wrong’

By Katelyn Caralle

Published January 7, 2019 8:02pm ET

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Ocasio-Cortez calls out CNN reporter for being ‘straight up wrong’ — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., stand together on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019, on the first day of the 116th Congress with Democrats holding the majority. | (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out CNN reporter Chris Cillizza on Monday for lying about not being able to include the context of her quote in a tweet.

“@CillizzaCNN – looks like your ‘character count’ argument to avoid including my full quote is straight up wrong,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted at Cillizza of CNN, who argued that the character limitations on Twitter prevented him from including her full quote.

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