Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) will tell you what she wants, what she really, really wants โ and thatโs the end of the partial government shutdown.
The freshman lawmaker made Spice Girls-themed gags on Twitter early Friday as she continued campaigning for the full reopening of the government, which she also demanded in her debut speech on the House floor.
She likened this photo of herself, Rep. Katie Hill (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) to โa Spice Girls album cover.โ
This photo looks like a Spice Girls album cover, but for reopening the government ๐
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 18, 2019
cc: @RepJahanaHayes @KatieHill4CA @LaurenUnderwood https://t.co/zYcKdoAfHN
Hill responded by reimagining the lyrics from the Spice Girlsโ 1996 hit โWannabe.โ
๐คIโll tell you what I want...
— Katie Hill (@KatieHill4CA) January 18, 2019
What I really really want...๐ค
800,000 government employees to be able to pay their bills.
cc: @AOC @RepJahanaHayes @LaurenUnderwood https://t.co/H42JUzzk5Q
Ocasio-Cortez tweeted back a line from the song:
๐ถ Now don't go wasting our precious time/
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 18, 2019
If they get their act together we could be just fine ๐ถ https://t.co/PkBS823wLd
Their exchange inspired others online to spice up their tweets in similar ways:
Album title: Girls Get it Done
— JonBenoit ๐๐ถ๐๐ธ๐ (@jonben65) January 18, 2019
If you wanna be the senate majority leader, you gotta reopen the government. This shutdown canโt last forever, the special counselโs investigation will soon end.
— Will Nuโutupu Giles (@YouWillwill) January 18, 2019
Education Spice, Fiscal Spice, Health Spice, Social Spice
— Jenni "Has A Lot of Opinions" Polodna (@horsewizrd) January 18, 2019
Behold, the only thing Donald Trump fears more than Robert Mueller himself.#GirlPower pic.twitter.com/UpHneXENZR
— Paul Lee Ticks (@PaulLeeTicks) January 18, 2019
Itโs nice to see less salt in the spice rack.
— Dana Goldberg (@DGComedy) January 18, 2019
Relive the โWannabeโ music video here:
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