Quotes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as saying "I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said lots of things."
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is no stranger to fake internet memes. Most claim she said things she didn’t say, one disparaged her financial stability and another doctored an image to make it look like she was in a compromising position.
And now we have another, interesting quote that’s been falsely attributed to the New York Democrat on Facebook.
The post features a photo of Ocasio-Cortez and quotes her as saying:
"‘I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said lots of things’ - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on foreign policy."
The July 9 post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)
Alas, she did not say it – Donald Trump did.
On March 16, 2016, Trump, then considered the Republican-nominee frontrunner, participated in a phone interview for MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" newscast.
Co-anchor Mika Brzezinski starts off by asking Trump who he consults with on foreign policy issues. Trump replies with the exact statement: "I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain and I’ve said lots of things." He goes on to talk about how he wrote about Osama Bin-Laden before September 11, that he knows what he’s doing and listens and talks to "a lot of people ... but my primary consultant is myself."
This quote belongs to Trump, not Ocasio-Cortez.
We rate this meme Pants on Fire!
nflitgirl on July 11st, 2019 at 19:03 UTC »
There was a guy on (I think) TopMindsOfReddit Who would troll TD by putting stupid Trump quotes on top of AOC picture and they would totally fall for it.
Looks like his troll TD meme made its way to Nana’s Facebook page where it was spread far and wide by racist uncles all over the country!
PrettyTarable on July 11st, 2019 at 19:00 UTC »
In a normal world the above would work, however in this one those same supporters would continue to insist that AOC said it as well but Trump is smart for saying it and AOC is dumb because self awareness is not a trait they possess...
LyingIsGivingUp on July 11st, 2019 at 18:41 UTC »
This is one of those things where Republicans will spread this far and wide to mock her, but will make every excuse imaginable for why it's okay for Trump to say stuff like that when they find out who really said it.