Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSenate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Florida Democrat introduces bill to recognize Puerto Rico statehood referendum The Memo: 2020 is all about winning Florida MORE (D-N.Y.) on Saturday defended fellow Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rashida Harbi TlaibGeorge Conway: 'Trump is like a practical joke that got out of hand' Pelosi endorses Kennedy in Massachusetts Senate primary challenge The Democratic Party platform represents our big tent MORE (Mich.), from outrage over her call to "impeach the mothef---er," referring to President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE.

“Republican hypocrisy at its finest: saying that Trump admitting to sexual assault on tape is just ‘locker room talk,’ but scandalizing themselves into faux-outrage when my sis says a curse word in a bar,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.

“GOP lost entitlement to policing women’s behavior a long time ago. Next,” she added.

Republican hypocrisy at its finest: saying that Trump admitting to sexual assault on tape is just “locker room talk,” but scandalizing themselves into faux-outrage when my sis says a curse word in a bar.



GOP lost entitlement to policing women’s behavior a long time ago.



Next. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 5, 2019

The New York Democrat promised to have Tlaib’s back, writing “the Bronx and Detroit ride together” in a subsequent tweet.

I got your back @RashidaTlaib - the Bronx and Detroit ride together — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 5, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez appears to be referencing the 2005 video clip of former “Access Hollywood” host Billy Bush chatting with Trump, who was then a New York business mogul and host of the reality show "The Apprentice."

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The tape, which resurfaced weeks before the 2016 election, reveals Trump bragging about kissing and groping women without their consent, and audio of him saying he would “grab them by the pussy.”

The then-Republican presidential candidate apologized for his comments, but downplayed his language as "locker room talk." Trump has since called into question the legitimacy of the audio tape, claiming last year that the recording was “illegal.”

Tlaib vowed to take on Trump hours after she and Ocasio-Cortez were sworn in to Congress on Thursday, saying before a crowd of supporters in a bar that “we’re going to go in and impeach the motherf---er.”

The comment drew backlash from the GOP and members of Tlaib's party.

Republicans in Congress latched on to her comments, saying they were “very foul” and a “test” for newly minted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiPowell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy Overnight Defense: House to vote on military justice bill spurred by Vanessa Guillén death | Biden courts veterans after Trump's military controversies Intelligence chief says Congress will get some in-person election security briefings MORE (D-Calif.)

Pelosi told MSNBC she “wouldn’t use that language,” adding that she’s “not in the censorship business.”

The president on Friday condemned Tlaib’s remarks, saying she “dishonored” the country and her family.

Tlaib doubled down on her remarks and reiterated her call for the president to be impeached as she faced the backlash, saying she was elected to “shake up Washington.”

“Donald Trump is completely unfit to serve as president. The Congresswoman absolutely believes he needs to be impeached. She ran and won by making this very clear to the voters in her district,” her office said.