U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY) recently mocked conservative Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for fleeing a Washington D.C. steakhouse through the back door due after protesters, angry about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, interrupted his dinner.

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Politico Playbook authors Ryan Lizza and Eugene Daniels released a report on Friday titled  “‘THE RIGHT … TO EAT DINNER’ after D.C. protesters targeting Kavanaugh and his fellow conservatives on the Supreme Court overturned Roe, “got a tip that Justice BRETT KAVANAUGH was dining at Morton’s downtown D.C. location. Protesters soon showed up out front, called the manager to tell him to kick Kavanaugh out and later tweeted that the justice was forced to exit through the rear of the restaurant. Daniel Lippman looked into the incident for us and confirmed that account.”

Andy Campbell at HuffPost mocked Politico for how they framed the story:

“Politico clutching pearls today after a handful of ‘unruly’ protesters ‘targeted’ Brett Kavanaugh by standing outside during his steak dinner.

We have so vilified regular old protesters in this country that our institutions will bend over backward to defend fascist street gangs as protected demonstrators, but fill their diapers as soon as a crusty white politician feels uncomfortable (or in this case, his comms person?).”

Donald Trump and Brett Kavanaugh via Flickr / Trump White House Archives
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AOC gleefully joined in the mockery of Kavanaugh after reading Campbell’s assessment:

“Poor guy. He left before his soufflé because he decided half the country should risk death if they have an ectopic pregnancy within the wrong state lines. It’s all very unfair to him.”

And added, “The least they could do is let him eat cake,” followed by a cake emoji.

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AOC concluded:

“I will never understand the pearl clutching over these protests. Republicans send people to protest me all the time, sometimes drunk and belligerent. Nobody cares about it unless it’s a Republican in a restaurant. Can someone please explain the obsession because I don’t get it.”

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