- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing criticism for quoting Eva Perón, also known as Evita.
- Evita, the wife of Juan Perón, was the first lady of Argentina in the mid-20th century.
- She died young and left a divisive legacy, with some recalling her as a champion of the working class and others as someone who helped enable a demagogue who repressed political freedoms.
- Juan Perón was also a Nazi sympathizer and helped war criminals, including those who played an intricate role in the Holocaust, escape to Argentina after World War II.
- Historians debate the extent to which Evita was involved in or agreed with her husband’s Nazi ties. But Ocasio-Cortez is being bashed by people on all ends of the political spectrum for quoting her.
- Ocasio-Cortez quoted Evita in tweets responding to a nickname President Donald Trump reportedly claimed to have given her when first noticing the progressive star on TV as she ran for office.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is facing some online backlash for quoting Eva Perón, also known as Evita, due to the fact her husband was a Nazi sympathizer who aided war criminals after World War II.
The New York Democrat quoted Evita in tweets, responding to a report that Trump in an interview for a new book was “starstruck” by Ocasio-Cortez early during her campaign for Congress and referred to here as “Eva Perón” or “Evita.”
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