Total KO: video of AOC and other Democratic congresswomen pretending to be video game wrestlers prompts an avalanche of mockery on networks

In the absence of arguments, materializing sympathetic witticisms are not usually a good idea to prevail in political battle. And much less from the opposition. Something that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a handful of Democratic legislators have learned the hard way after receiving a barrage of criticism and ridicule for the publication of a video in which they pretended to present themselves as the "fighters" of the voters and whose final result is far from the objective - unless this was to provoke the guffaws of the Republicans-.

The video, shared to her 5.6 million TikTok followers by left-leaning influencer Jessica Woo, features Democratic representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jasmine Crockett, Lauren Underwood, Katherine Clark, Judy Chu and Susie Lee.

"Choose your fighter"

In the publication, the influencer herself and the congresswomen simulate being video game fighters, with poses befitting martial arts experts under a caption that reads "Choose your fighter." Some, like Susie Lee, even dare to demonstrate their boxing skills - not particularly good, by the way - by throwing punches in the air.

The White House is not reluctant to respond

The post prompted an avalanche of memes and mockery, and even the White House couldn't resist and shared on its X account its response, making clear that "The United States chose its fighters last November" with a video of Trump's Cabinet members in notably more dignified and impressive poses, alongside helicopters and other military vehicles. The post's message was also a direct shot at the "fighters": "Hey Democrats, we fixed this for you!"