Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘likes to play the victim a lot’ claims Megyn Kelly

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest person ever elected to Congress and a bright shining light for millions of progressives, has been accused of “liking to play the victim a lot”, by journalist Megyn Kelly.

Ms Kelly, who left Fox New to join NBC News and who now has her own podcast and YouTube channel, claimed the New York congresswoman helped perpetuate a never-ending cycle of purported victimhood.

“You've got the AOC wing of the party versus the more moderate, we're told that's more the Biden wing of the party,” she said on her podcast released on Wednesday, in which she interviewed Republican Dan Crenshaw, a congressman from Texas.

“You've had some dust ups with her on Twitter just in the last couple of days where you know, she likes to play the victim a lot. A lot.”

She added: “It's just a never-ending cycle of how mean you are and how victimized she is. And Republicans writ large are just awful because of something you said.”

The Hill reported that Ms Kelly made the comments after Ms Ocasio-Cortez attacked Mr Crenshaw, over remarks he had made mocking her assertion some members of Congress were so wealthy they do not know the value of hard work. 

“The GOP acts like they care, but behind closed doors, this is what they actually say about the working class,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez said. “I wonder: did you have catering while bonding w/ wealthy donors over your disdain for the poor?”

Mr Crenshaw, who claimed the attacks on him were “always below the belt”, was asked what influence he believed the progressive wing of the Democratic Party would have on Joe Biden’s administration.

“The Democrat culture has become so extreme,” he said. 

“The left is radically divided. Progressivism ... is about progress ... you can't be about progress if you're not changing.”