on july 21, 2020, republican representatives ted yoho and roger williams had angrily yelled at ocasio-cortez on the steps of the capitol. yoho called her "disgusting" and told her, "you are out of your freaking mind". they were mad at ocasio-cortez after she said that poverty and unemployment were the reasons for an increase in crime in new york city during the coronavirus pandemic. ocasio-cortez told yoho he was being "rude". a reporter who heard the conversation said that as ocasio-cortez walked away from yoho into the capitol, yoho called her a "fucking bitch".