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Mitch McConnell uses a classic Dril meme to attack Ocasio-Cortez

Dril has yet to address the matter.

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Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday attempted to force Democrats to stand behind the Green New Deal by trying to bring a resolution about to a floor vote.

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Because it was widely viewed on the left as a political stunt—it wasn’t an actual bill that received a hearing and was guaranteed to fail thanks to a Republican majority in the Senate—most Democrats did not vote for it, choosing to vote “present” instead. Thus, the measure failed 0-57. But those on the right declared victory, having, they believed, showed that Democrats don’t support a massive plan of action to tackle climate change touted by some of their own. And right in their sight was Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), the freshman congresswoman who has made climate change one of her central issues in her short time in office.

Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) on Twitter asked Ocasio-Cortez: “Why did Senate Dems just duck a vote” on the Green New Deal?

As Ocasio-Cortez responded, it wasn’t a real bill.

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To which McConnell decided to invoke one of the internet’s more famous phrases from one of its most beloved icons, Dril, along with a GIF of Ocasio-Cortez turning into a corncob: “im not owned! im not owned!!” McConnell’s Twitter wrote.

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The absurdist humor account of “Dril” is widely beloved online, and mostly apolitical, so the use of the pseudonymous tweeter’s famous phrase didn’t sit well with a Republican senator co-opting his slang.

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https://twitter.com/UncertainSound/status/1110886367981199360

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https://twitter.com/magicdraggoman/status/1110794412546613249

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In fairness, some McConnell fans enjoyed it.

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While Dril has not spoken about the Senate majority leader using his signature catchphrase, he has previously spoken out against people who don’t take action on climate change.

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