Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was surprised to find out that the planes flying overhead weren't running on wind power, despite her assertions to the contrary.

The freshman Congresswoman had just been discussing environmental policy with a group of constituents in Queens, NY when a concerned citizen asked her why planes were so often seen running overhead. Taking a deep breath and tapping her index finger against her chin, Ocasio-Cortez responded, “Oh well, you know, you betcha, we've been working hard on amping up our wind-power plant here in Queens... I'm sure that the vast majority of flights rely on wind-power by now.”

Many of her constituents looked surprised by her answer. After a moment of uneasy silence, Ocasio-Cortez cleared her throat and shifted uncomfortably in her chair before finally admitting, “Oh, right... I guess those aren’t running on wind