Ted Cruz, senator from Texas, described Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), representative from New York, as a “parasite” and she immediately exposed it by pointing out that she has 23 years earning a government salary.

For several weeks, the Republican of Cuban roots has held a verbal battle with the Democrat of Puerto Rican descent.

A few days ago, while participating in the “It’s Open with Ilana Glazer” podcast, the first-youngest woman to hold a congressional seat mentioned that the accumulation of wealth up to a certain level is “undeserved.”

“You can't make $1,000 million dollars. You just can't win that. You can gain market power, you can break rules, you can do all kinds of things. You can abuse laws "You can pay people less than what they are worth, but you can't earn that," he pointed out, calling into question the legality of the strategy or the efforts of people with greater capital amassed in the United States.

This comment set the tone for during an interview granted to the TV chain Fox News, Ted Cruz attacked against AOC reproaching his limited vision on the possibility of achieving success legitimately.

“I recognize that, in your case —since you were a waitress—, it's probably true, and I'm not meant to disrespect the waiters. Being a waiter. "or it's an honorable profession, but she went from being a government employee to a parasite who lives at the expense of taxpayers," she mentioned.

In response, the Democratic representative indicated that she feels disappointed to hear Cruz criticize her based on the way how she came to make a living before making a path in American politics.

“He believes that because he has a degree from Harvard and has never washed a table, that makes him better than someone who has had to work to make a living. I find it funny that he's 23 years earning a " government salary, but have the audacity to criticize someone who comes from a family that had to work a lot to get ahead and earn their place here," stressed the Bronx-born congresswoman.