In a stunning display of scientific illiteracy on a massive scale, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) demonstrated Tuesday her inability to differentiate between two scientific terms.
On a Zoom call with supporters, the freshman congresswoman was discussing environmental pollution when she accidentally confused water vapor with smoke. The audience was left in stunned silence as she claimed that "smoking water is bad for the environment," when what she meant to say was that water vapor is low in toxicity and emits a very small amount of carbon dioxide. After realizing her mistake, she simply continued on with her remarks, leaving the audience perplexed.
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