Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's narrative as a tough Bronx native faces scrutiny from New York GOP Assemblyman Matt Slater, who revealed yearbook photos showing her as a Yorktown Heights high school student. Slater asserts that Ocasio-Cortez attended Yorktown High during his senior year and was part of the same track team, thereby questioning her Bronx identity. His comments were prompted by her recent confrontations with President Trump. This controversy highlights tensions around her political branding and authenticity regarding her upbringing.
Everybody in our community knows this is just a bold-face lie. She grew up in Yorktown, she was on my track team.
I saw the attacks on the president and her claims that she's a big, tough Bronx girl. To say that she's a Bronx girl is just patently false.
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