By New York Post (Politics) | Created at 2025-03-06 23:08:04 | Updated at 2025-03-07 02:01:19
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It’s more like Mortal Kringe-bat.
A handful of Democratic congresswomen — including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — were ruthlessly roasted after appearing in a cringey “Choose your fighter” TikTok clip that quickly went viral.
The White House and other social media commenters mocked the nearly 20-second video that was initially posted by author and influencer Sulhee Jessica Woo to her 5.6 million followers in honor of Women’s History Month on Wednesday.
As it took off, so did the widespread mocking.
“Democrats Not Be Cringe Challenge,” the Trump administration’s Rapid Response account wrote on X. “Level: Impossible.”
The video features New York’s Ocasio-Cortez; Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois; Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts; Rep. Judy Chu of California; Jasmine Crockett of Texas; and Susie Lee of Nevada, along with fun facts about them and music from Super Smash Bros in the background.
AOC, 35, revealed she was a Trekkie while Clark, 61, who is also the Minority Whip, doesn’t like hair dye.
But the short clip failed to hit the mark.
“The problem isn’t policy failures, economic anxiety, or a general sense that everything is coming apart at the seams,” political writer Matt Lewis wrote.
“No, no—the real issue is that voters just don’t know how much fun their representatives are!”
Meanwhile, Punchbowl News reporter Ben Brody called it “hilariously cringey.”
“One of the worst parts about this: the Choose Your Fighter trend was popular on TikTok like 3 years ago,” journalist Peter Hamby wrote.
