According to an account by the Hill, Yoho uttered the words “f---ing b---h” once Ocasio-Cortez was out of earshot. Ocasio-Cortez said she was initially inclined to let the episode pass but decided to speak out after Yoho’s remarks on the House floor Wednesday, which she said made “excuses for his behavior.” “That I could not let go,” she said. ADDuring his remarks, Yoho recounted that he and his wife were poor early in their marriage and said that informed his passion on Ocasio-Cortez’s comments about crime and poverty. “My father thankfully is not alive to see how Mr. Yoho treated his daughter,” she said, relaying that her mother had seen reports on Yoho’s remarks Wednesday on television. was on the floor for Yoho’s remarks Wednesday and had accepted the apology at the time.

Source: Washington Post July 23, 2020 16:00 UTC