US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used Twitter to blast 'racist tropes' in any capacity and all bigotry which leads to 'white supremacy and classism'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has hit back at what she implies is disingenuous concern about racist tropes from conservatives, instead condemning all bigotry that serves 'white supremacy and classism'.

The New York Representative took to Twitter to defend fellow freshman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who has recently come under fire for her stance questioning the U.S.' relationship with Israel.

Ocasio-Cortez replied on Wednesday morning to a tweet yesterday by journalist Ryan Grim, which called out Republican House Minority Whip Steve Scalise for his comments on Omar.

'Here is Steve Scalise, who literally spoke at a white supremacist convention, saying that @Ilhan should not be getting intelligence briefings, suggesting she is a mole or otherwise dangerous,' Grim wrote.

'And Congress plans to rebuke...@Ilhan. History will not look kindly on this moment.'

Ocasio-Cortez appeared to be defending U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar from Minnestota (pictured) who was caught up in a 'racist trope' scandal herself over her comments on Israel

At midnight, Ocasio-Cortez added her voice to the fray - seemingly to agree with Grim: 'If we're so concerned about implied tropes, why aren't we concerned about this one?

'Where was the concern last week when 26 Dems voted for a GOP amendment to expand ICE powers rooted in the racist + false trope that Latino immigrants are more dangerous than US born citizens?'

She then continued her criticism of President Trump's border wall and slammed Democrats who were 'willing to "compromise" & spend BILLIONS on a trope because we've accepted some kinds of racism as realpolitik in America.'

In a series of tweets early on Wednesday morning, the 29-year-old Rep. from New York called out President Trump's border wall for purporting racist tropes that Latino immigration is dangerous, while also condemning Democrats for 'compromising' and accepting 'racism as realpolitik' in America

In her final tweet, Ocasio-Cortez denied that she was using 'whataboutism' - or trying to point the finger at Republicans in order to undermine their fierce criticism of Omar.

Instead, she argued, racism and bigotry of all kinds are 'inextricably linked' and allowing it in some forms will only sow division.

'When you don’t address them as a system and attempt to pick them apart as though they are distinct and separable issues, eventually the thing that gets advanced is white supremacy + classism,' she added.