‘Bimbo’ tweet apology

A Dallas-area elected official has apologized after calling Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, D-N.Y., a “bimbo” in a now-deleted tweet directed at the congresswoman.

Scott Dunn, a member of the city council in Richardson, Texas, replied to Ms. Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter with the offending remarks, according to screenshots of the tweet that circulated online last week.

“The embarrassment is to have bimbos like you with nothing between your ear,” Mr. Dunn wrote.

It’s unclear to which of the congresswoman’s tweets he was responding. As of Saturday morning, Mr. Dunn’s Twitter account was deactivated.