I have managed to get under the skin of the leader of the Democratic Party. I did this by saying socialism is bad and that if given the opportunity, socialism will destroy America. But Democrats have made it abundantly clear that they are not fighting for the American Dream anymore. They are fighting for a socialist fantasy and it s a losing battle every single time.
00:01:57.160These are just a few, a few of the policies that he admits with no shame, which is a pretty terrifying thought because you can only imagine that his real plans are far more sinister than what he's admitted publicly.
00:02:10.160Now, as I said, this podcast is not about Mamdani, but I do believe it's important to mention some of the policies that he supports because that's who AOC was out campaigning with in New York earlier this week.
00:02:21.140And before we get into this social media feud between AOC and myself, I just want to show you guys a very quick video to highlight how far we've come, or really better yet, how far we have fallen.
00:02:33.240Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has a few choice words for AOC.
00:02:37.080She believes that there is a special place in hell for her.
00:02:40.040She said this at a Hillary Clinton rally in 2016.
00:03:02.240That was Madeleine Albright, again, the former Secretary of State.
00:03:05.820And clearly, those young women that Madeleine Albright was trying to like, fear-monger, did not turn out for Hillary Clinton, as you all know, and praise God for it.
00:03:17.160Now, as I said, AOC and Bernie Sanders were in New York City earlier this week campaigning with Mom Donnie.
00:03:23.360Nearly a year ago to the day, I was in New York City at Madison Square Garden for the Trump rally leading up to the 2024 election.
00:03:30.560I remember being in one of the box suites and watching the rally, and I was so excited because Elon Musk had the opportunity to speak.
00:03:36.980And when he concluded his speech, he grabbed his chest in a heartfelt gesture and threw his hands out.
00:04:15.780She quote tweets my tweet and says this,
00:04:18.640maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster, you wouldn't have come in fifth.
00:04:23.340Now, if you watch this podcast, I probably don't have to give you a lot of background on me or what it takes to be an elite athlete, but I'm going to anyways.
00:04:32.100Important to mention that only 7.6% of high school athletes go on to play in college.
00:04:36.740And of that, there's about roughly 2% who play at the Division I level.
00:04:40.540Now, of that 2% who are playing D1, only about 1% in my sport qualify for the national championship, which is the most elite, most prestigious, fastest meet in the entire world.
00:04:53.300Comparatively, the NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championship is even faster than the Olympics because of how much depth the U.S. has and how people from all across the world come to the U.S. to go to college and participate in NCAA sports.
00:05:07.700Now, of that 1% that make the national championship meet, there are only 8 women, I use air quotes if you're not watching on youtube.com slash outkick, there are only 8 women who make the A final and are all Americans in their event.
00:05:21.580Now, the race that AOC is referring to is the 200 freestyle at that national championship where I ultimately raced Will Thomas.
00:05:29.920This race happened the day after I watched Will Thomas win a national title, meaning he beat every woman in the entire country by body lengths, might I add, in the 500 freestyle.
00:05:40.040Now, in this 200 freestyle, did I go my best time?
00:05:47.040Being top five in the nation, I would love to know what AOC is top five at in the country.
00:05:52.480And if they think fifth place is bad, what in the world do they think about 462nd?
00:05:57.580Because that's what Will Thomas placed amongst the men just 12 months prior, before switching to the women's category, where ultimately he would then dominate and become some record smasher.
00:06:07.640He was a very mediocre male swimmer, never qualifying for the national championships in his rightful division.
00:06:17.380It's basically that same tired idea we've heard from the Democratic Party and those who support men stealing our opportunities and our spots on the podium over and over and over again, that women aren't allowed to be angry when we're screwed over.
00:06:29.700And if we are, then there's something wrong with us as women, as female athletes.
00:06:34.760And also this notion that women lose against men in sports because we just don't try enough, because we're lazy, maybe we should have just swam faster, it's dismissive, it's condescending, and honestly, it's totally sexist.
00:06:49.640You would never hear a politician telling the fifth best basketball player, the fifth best football player in the country that they were just bad, objectively bad at their sport.
00:07:00.420No, they would only feel comfortable and confident and secure in saying that to a woman.
00:07:05.600And not to mention, this is one of those comments that really only lands with like-minded people who know nothing about sports, especially elite sports.
00:07:13.260And for those who do know about sports, it just makes you take a step back and wonder, regardless of where you stand politically, like what else are you being either ignorant or deceptive about?
00:07:25.280For the life of me, I cannot understand this line of attack.
00:07:28.660I cannot understand why AOC would make this comment, given the fact that it's been proven that this is a losing issue, right?
00:07:36.940Of course, nearly 100% of Republicans agree that men should not be in women's sports.
00:07:42.500But every Gallup poll shows 60 to 70% of even the Democratic Party, AOC's own party, agrees that men should not be in women's sports.
00:07:52.140So why make this comment? Why are they hell-bent on being on the wrong side of every 80-20 issue?
00:07:59.660It doesn't matter if it's the border, it doesn't matter if it's crime, castrating kids, parental rights, or clearly the men and women's sports issue.
00:08:06.800I mean, really, really think about it. Rather than taking the side of the women who are speaking up for equal opportunity, equality, they love that word, right?
00:08:15.000Like, safety in our sports, privacy in areas of undressing? No, that's not whose side they take.
00:08:22.020They take the side of the 6'4 man who flashed his junk at those same women in the locker room.
00:08:29.400I really thought after the 2024 election, when Donald Trump, really, Republicans across the board, in the House, the Senate, and, of course, the Oval Office,
00:08:37.140they won resoundingly. I really believe, naively, I guess, that the Democrats would slowly begin to recant from their statements they had issued
00:08:47.340and the policies they supported and their voting records, but that's not at all what they have done.
00:08:50.980They have doubled down, and they will continue to double down until their last dying breath.
00:08:56.800I believe they are far too prideful and really far too evil to admit fault or to feel shame in any capacity,
00:09:04.160especially when it comes to protecting women. And AOC is someone who claims to be a feminist. Let's not forget it.
00:11:47.980But she is an elected member of Congress.
00:11:51.120I figured it's part of their job to debate and have discourse with one another, especially those on the other side of the political aisle.
00:11:58.260And again, I just thought this was a more effective way of getting my point across than name calling.
00:12:02.800And trust me, there are a lot of names I could call AOC, but I have refrained because number one, it's just simply not effective.
00:12:09.560But two, my positions, the things that I stand for are defensible, meaning I can back them up.
00:12:15.240Clearly, AOC cannot because she responded back with this to my challenge to a debate.
00:12:19.900She says, and I would like to challenge this person to get a real job.
00:12:23.100The hubris in this, it's comical given the fact that it's coming from someone whose own party shut down the government, which technically left her jobless.
00:12:31.580And there's no real end in sight, by the way, of this government shutdown.
00:12:35.220I thought for a while about how or if I even really wanted to respond to this at all, because, I mean, it's simply not true, right?
00:13:15.540I've said it several times on this podcast.
00:13:17.420Like, when I think of our daughter and the future that I want her to inherit, the world that I want her to grow up in, that's precisely why I fight.
00:13:27.760That's precisely why I work the different jobs that I do.
00:13:42.980And I think if AOC had a kid, and look, this isn't me necessarily encouraging AOC to reproduce.
00:13:49.080But I will say, I think if she did have a kid, especially a little girl, she would probably feel a little bit differently about a grown man exposing himself to her daughter.
00:13:58.520But on the other hand, she has proven herself to be a self-absorbed, misogynistic socialist.
00:14:03.840As you could probably imagine outside of her crony base, her comments did not bode well with your everyday person.
00:14:10.220This person said, AOC just said F you to every normal parent whose daughter is passionate about sports and, of course, the daughters themselves.
00:14:16.780What do you need fair sports for, peasants?
00:14:19.120This person says, so the AOC platform is LOL.
00:14:22.020You got beat by a dude in a women's league, and being a mom isn't a real job.
00:14:26.180She is the parody of Democrat dysfunction.
00:14:28.200This person says, I see AOC is hell-bent on plunging the ragged remains of the Democrats off the cliffs of transgender insanity.
00:14:36.640This guy says, these AOC attacks against Riley Gaines only prove my point about leftists.
00:14:41.180They will claim to be pro-woman, pro-black, pro-gay, pro-whatever-you-are until you go against them.
00:14:47.280Then their true feelings about you will come out.
00:14:49.280The hate and evil coming from them will be palpable.
00:14:52.200This person says, maybe if your party had channeled all this energy into supporting women's rights, you wouldn't have come in second.
00:14:58.520This person says, obviously, I'm biased, but I actually don't have negative feelings about AOC.
00:15:03.360And even if I try to step back from my politics, I find this really off-putting and shallow.
00:15:07.960This person says, this plays well to AOC's crowd, but it is this attitude that means AOC is never going to be more than she currently is in U.S. politics.
00:15:15.140It's a pity to see a female politician waste her talent like this.
00:15:18.600This person says, quote, come first and it won't matter if there's a man in the pool and you're changing room.
00:15:25.340And this guy says, either her comps people are drunk or her judgment is clotted by spite plus bubble-induced ignorance about how many women feel very strongly about this.
00:15:35.460And this one says, wow, AOC now indistinguishable from SHIT posting misogynist Keith Olbermann.
00:15:40.580And wouldn't you know, Keith Olbermann, of course, he never misses an opportunity to tweet at me.
00:15:46.800He said this right here in response to my challenge to AOC to a debate.
00:15:49.980He says, why, at Riley Gaines, haven't finished fifth lately?
00:15:53.200But like I said, normal people outside of their followers on social media see this for what it is, which is politically ignorant and morally bankrupt.
00:16:00.740And last thing I have to say about AOC, she is the queen of speaking and soundbites.
00:16:05.300You must remember in a time such as this, we are not the crazy ones, New York City.
00:16:14.640We are not the outlandish ones, New York City.