Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took a moment to celebrate the drag queen “patriots” who will “push society forward” as the coronavirus ravages her New York district, killing hundreds.
In a Saturday morning tweet, the New York Democrat shared a clip from a roundtable meeting with drag queens who dished “tea” on their least favorite person in the world: President Trump.
“Electoralism has limits,” Ocasio-Cortez wrote. “Elected officials often don’t lead our most impactful societal changes, they follow them. The heroes who lead true change are the activists, artists, organizers & others who educate + push society forward.”
The tea ?: Electoralism has limits. Elected officials often don’t lead our most impactful societal changes, they follow them.
The heroes who lead true change are the activists, artists, organizers & others who educate + push society forward.
Takes both.pic.twitter.com/7lXba5AryT
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 11, 2020
In the clip, Ocasio-Cortez is surrounded by drag queens who express admiration for how she daily stands up to Trump.
“I see you standing up to that man everyday,” said one drag queen. “And how can we all even, like, complain about anything when you literally stand in the face of what I think is the most … the worst parts of our nature as humans. You stand up against him and say ‘no.’ That’s so hard.”
Other drag queens interjected that Trump was “evil” before Ocasio-Cortez praised their efforts to “change the way people think.”
“People think Congress and government is all about leading people, but ultimately, a lot of our politics is about following the public will,” responded Ocasio-Cortez. “The people who change the way people think are artists and drag queens, and let’s not forget who threw that first brick at Stonewall.”
In February, Ocasio-Cortez pledged “allegiance to the drag” in an advertisement for the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
“It starts with you,” Ocasio-Cortez told the drag queens. “I mean, you’re patriots, you are, you are, you are patriots, and I’m so proud of you all, and I’m so proud to live in this country with you.”
