Megyn Kelly said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday was a cross between Hilaria Baldwin and Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.
Kelly said on her Sirius XM podcast “The Megyn Kelly Show” that Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tried to mimic Sen. Barack Obama’s famous DNC speech from 2004 by using an inauthentic accent and shouting louder than normal – comparing it to an “attack.”
She said those praising Ocasio-Cortez “mistake energy, or like enthusiasm, for effectiveness.”
“I mean, anybody can get up there and scream!” Kelly said, before raising her voice in a mocking tone.
“That doesn’t make you a good public speaker.”
Kelly said Ocasio-Cortez reminded her of Baldwin, the wife of actor Alec Baldwin, who was criticized for appearing to speak with a Spanish accent even though she grew up in the United States.
Ocasio-Cortez’s mannerisms during her speech were also reminiscent of Mussolini, according to Kelly.
“She was a cross between Hilaria, who went to a nice boarding school in Boston or Rhode Island, and is not Spanish at all, and also this guy,” she said.
“You may remember him from World War II as the leader of Italy.”
On her podcast, Kelly went on to play a clip of Mussolini speaking to supporters from his balcony.
The Post has reached out to Ocasio-Cortez for comment.
The 34-year-old progressive lawmaker was criticized on social media after her emotional speech to delegates, which left many wondering what accent she was using.
Viral videos of a segment of the speech showed an upset Ocasio-Cortez taking aim at former President Donald Trump.
“I, for one, am tired of hearing how a two-bit union man thinks of himself as more of a patriot than the woman who fights every day to remove working people from the boots of greed, trampling our way of life,” said congresswoman from Queens and the Bronx.
Some critics accused her of endorsing a southern retreat as she shouted at the crowd.
“The AOC’s speech was scary. The fake accent was too much for me. The back snapped. I called him. DNC is shaking as everyone walks out,” one X user posted.
“Preacher AOC debuts her new accent,” wrote another.
One critic said: “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez developed a new fake accent in the middle of her very painful speech.”
Additional reporting by Emily Crane
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