Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt recently slammed Democrats Abdul El-Sayed and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, aka AOC, over their campaign strategy. She took a jab at the two Democrats’ fashion choices during a recent broadcast that aired on August 19. El-Sayed has been making his way into the news after he registered a win in Michigan Democratic primary elections.
Ainsley Earhardt attacks the image strategy of progressive Democrats
Ainsley Earhardt recently did a segment on Fox News with the tag “Democrats Enter Their Thirst Trap Era”, and called out Abdul El-Sayed and AOC.
The conservative host doubled down on the fashion strategy El-Sayed and AOC have adopted to resonate with young voters. In her statement, she referred to the T-shirts El-Sayed has rolled out to support his campaign for the 2026 Michigan Senate elections and AOC’s commonly seen red lipstick look, urging that, despite their image, what these two campaign for is harmful. Earhardt even dragged NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his constant smiley persona when interacting with citizens.
She said, “El-Sayed is out in these tight T-shirts. AOC with her pretty smile, she’s beautiful. She’s got the red lipstick. You have Mamdani, always smiling, always seemingly positive. It doesn’t make their philosophy any less dangerous, right?” (via The Daily Beast)
She asserted that El-Sayed and AOC are bound to fail and added, “You can put them all over TikTok, all over Instagram, but socialism always fails. Even with lipstick on. Even with a tight T-shirt.” Earhardt further likened AOC to a pig, saying it remains the same despite the lipstick.
However, Earhardt did compliment how Democrats are reaching out to youth. She suggested Republicans use social media similarly to connect with the younger generation. According to the NY Times, El-Sayed previously spoke of his all-black clothing choice in public and said his main focus is politics. In contrast, in a 2020 Vogue interview, AOC said she chooses bold red lipstick to “look put together.”
Originally reported by Ishita Verma on Mandatory.
