Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hasn’t yet announced who she thinks should occupy the Oval Office after the 2020 election. But she and Elizabeth Warren sure aren’t happy with who ended up on the Iron Throne.
The New York Democrat teamed with the Massachusetts senator and Democratic presidential candidate to offer some frustrated commentary on the finale of HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” which ended its eight-season run Sunday night in a finale that left many of its legions of viewers, and a few lawmakers, less than satisfied.
“So did you see Game of Thrones last night?” Warren asked Ocasio-Cortez in a minute-long clip
“I did. I’m sad. I’m disappointed about it,” Ocasio-Cortez responded.
Added Warren: “I was just really, 'Meh.’”
Warren’s campaign is waging an intense shadow primary against fellow White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for Ocasio-Cortez’s presidential endorsement. But the closest the pair got to the 2020 race was the freshman congresswoman's remark that she'd have preferred to see one of the show's female protagonists wind up ruling the Seven Kingdoms.
“I feel like we were getting so close to having this ending with just women running the world,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
“Exactly,” Warren interjected.
“And then the last two episodes, it’s like, ‘Oh, they’re too emotional. The end.
’ It’s like, ugh, this was written by men,’” Ocasio-Cortez continued. “We need to get some feminist analysis up in HBO.”Article originally published on POLITICO Magazine