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Ocasio-Cortez BUSTED on tape saying… WHAT!? (her career is over!)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., might’ve made some of the most cringe-worthy remarks of all-time on Friday — and video of her has quickly gone viral.

It has liberals calling her racist and vowing to never vote for the New York socialist again.

But it wasn’t what she said — it was how she said it.

Ocasio-Cortez grabbed the microphone at Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network convention on Friday, in front of a predominately African-American crowd. Once she started speaking, it was clear she’d put on a fake accent that no one had ever heard from her before.

“This is what organizing looks liiike,” she said in the incredibly fake accent. “This is what building power looks liiike. This is what changing the country looks liiike.”

And it kept changing. During the speech, her Gs dropped entirely and one would have thought she was the second coming of Rosa Parks. It had social media users calling out Ocasio-Cortez for a  shallow attempt at pandering to the African-American voter base.

The New York socialist went on to talk about how she was proud to have been a bartender in her years before serving Congress.

She insinuated that labor jobs were the only jobs African-Americans were capable of — and even worse — that that’s just fine by African-American standards.

“I’m proud to be a bartender. Ain’t nothing wrong with that,” Ocasio-Cortez said in the fake accent. “There’s nothing wrong with working retail, folding clothes for other people to buy. There is nothing wrong with preparing the food that your neighbors will eat. There is nothing wrong with driving the buses that take your family to work.”

Her performance reminded many of Hillary Clinton, who once said: “I don’t feel no ways tired.”

…yikes.

BlazeTV had a little fun with Ocasio-Cortez’ blunder, posting a comparison of her to Hillary:

After the backlash Ocasio-Cortez tried to double down on the delivery of her remarks, referring to something called “code-switching,” in which minorities apparently switch accents and tones.

She even went as far as turning the conversation to workplace professionalism, an easy way to cower away from the real issue.

More than a few folks weren’t having it.

African-American leaders around the country condemned Ocasio-Cortez, calling out her behavior as racist.

Coming from New York City, Ocasio-Cortez ought to know better than that.

The voters in her borough shouldn’t forget it next election cycle, either.

You can watch the entire cringeworthy video here:

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Darrian Johnson is an experienced, conservative journalist who values facts (not feelings). Originally from Missouri, when he's not traveling for fly fishing, Darrian lives in Maryland.