'Cowards': AOC smacks back as Trump's border czar calls her 'dumbest congresswoman ever'

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) hit back late Monday at President Donald Trump's "border czar" who has threatened to investigate her for impeding law enforcement — and dubbed her the "dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress."

Tom Homan joined Newsmax on Monday night to discuss Ocasio-Cortez's recent live webinar on Valentine's Day advising undocumented immigrants in her district about their rights when encountering Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The webinar, titled "Know Your Rights With ICE," gave migrants information on how to respond if ICE agents show up at their homes or workplaces, advising them not to open their doors without seeing a proper warrant and recommending they document interactions with ICE through video recording or note-taking.

She also warned migrants about "ruses" — tactics ICE agents supposedly use to gain consent for entry.

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Over the weekend, Homan said he's asked federal investigators to look into the webinar.

"I asked the Department of Justice, where is that line on impediment, right? It's a broad statute," Homan told CNN's Dana Bash. "Because you can call it 'Know Your Rights' all you want. We all know what the bottom line is. The bottom line is, how do they evade law enforcement?"

On Monday, Homan took another shot at the congresswoman.

"Look she's the dumbest congresswoman ever elected to Congress. And she proves that every day," he said. "Bottom line is, I can't remember any member of Congress — Republican, Democrat, Independent — who would want to educate criminal illegal aliens who are in the country illegally, been convicted of a violent crime and have been ordered removed by an immigration judge after due process and great taxpayer expense. And you've got a congressman — congresswoman — that does not want ICE to do their job that Congress has mandated them to do and funds them to do!"

Journalist Aaron Rupar shared video of the interview on X, noting Homan appeared to stumble over his words. The video prompted a reply from Ocasio-Cortez, who chided, "This is why you fight these cowards."

"The moment you stand up to them, they crumble," she wrote. "Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail & call names all he wants. He's got nothing else."

Watch the clip below or at his link.