Councilman calls Ocasio-Cortez a ‘bimbo’
A Dallas-area elected official has apologized after calling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 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 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,” Dunn wrote.
It’s unclear to which of the congresswoman’s tweets he was responding. As of Saturday morning, Dunn’s Twitter account was deactivated.
Dunn later said he was Ocasio-Cortez
trying to defend President Donald Trump after the State of the Union address, according to the Dallas Morning News. The day after the speech, Ocasio-Cortez called the event an “embarrassment” after some criticized her for not applauding Trump and looking “sullen” in the audience.
In a Facebook post on Friday, Dunn apologized for his Twitter reply to Ocasio-Cortez, according to the New York Daily News. The post was no longer publicly visible as of Saturday morning.
“The words I used were offensive,” Dunn reportedly wrote. “I am responsible for my own words and actions. I apologize to anyone who finds what I said offensive.”
Even after Dunn’s Twitter account was deactivated, screenshots of his tweet made the rounds on social media, prompting a few calls for him to resign.
Mauri Long, a candidate for Richardson City Council, said she found the tweet “inappropriate, demeaning and divisive.”
Amir Omar, a former Richardson City Council member, also condemned Dunn’s remarks as unbecoming of an elected official.