US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has scripted history by being the youngest women ever to be sworn into Congress. Amidst this, an old video of the newly elected Ocasio-Cortez where she is seen dancing has surfaced online and, no sooner, went viral on social media receiving flak from certain sections. The viral video shows Ocasio-Cortez, who was then a student at the Boston University, dancing along with a group of dancers and cretaing amashup of the ld 1980s popular song. “After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is forced out of office after one term she can go dance on a stage that has a pole,” wrote a user.
Netizens Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Viral Dance Video
However, instead of backfiring and rather acting as a smear, many rooted for Ocasio-Cortez with humongous online support. In fact, Star Trek actor George Takei tweeted, “I want Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to give me dance lessons”. While actor Russell Crowe dubbed her as “fantastic”.
…High School video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — Congratulations New York! pic.twitter.com/VSKdUImhZj
— Dan Jordan (@realdanjordan) January 2, 2019
Check out the reactions of Twitterati:
BREAKING extremely damaging video has just been released and it's… wait, I'm sorry, it's just @AOC dancing around. This is fine; please excuse the interruption. https://t.co/SJ7d9vTmN7
— Danielle (@daniellegee) January 3, 2019
Well, @AOC is officially done. She’ll never recover from the world seeing her…
(watches video)
…dancing adorably and having fun with her friends in high school? https://t.co/0zENCzBinA
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) January 3, 2019
Now she's totally done for. Newly unearthed video reveals that when @AOC was in college, she was … adorable. https://t.co/EkqXTrQSAo
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) January 3, 2019