A new social media feud erupted this week after Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) mocked White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s height, prompting a pointed response from a senior communications official, as reported by The Daily Mail.

The dispute began Sunday when Ocasio-Cortez shared a video on Instagram in which she ridiculed Miller’s appearance. “I’ve never seen that guy [Miller] in real life, but he looks like he’s, like, 4'10",” she said.

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“And he looks like he is angry about the fact that he’s 4'10". And he looks like he is so mad that he is 4′10″ that he has taken that anger out at any other population possible.”

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Miller, who has stated that he is 5'10", addressed the comments the following evening during an appearance on The Ingraham Angle on Fox News.

“Well, we knew that her brain didn’t work, now we know their eyes don’t work,” Miller told host Laura Ingraham with a laugh. “I mean, she is a mess, right? What a trainwreck. What a trainwreck.”

He went on to add, “Every time AOC goes on television, Republican approval ratings go up. Democrat approval ratings go down. That lady is a walking nightmare.”

Near the end of the segment, Ingraham defended Miller’s height, noting that he appeared to be around 5’10” or 5’11”. Miller confirmed his actual height as 5’10”.

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Following the interview, Ocasio-Cortez reacted on X, writing, “I cannot believe they aired this and made him listen to it live. I am crying.”

The online exchange drew additional attention Monday when White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung replied to Ocasio-Cortez’s video post with a remark widely interpreted as crude.

“Sounds like @AOC is often used to the shorter things in life,” Cheung wrote, adding a pinching-hand emoji. The emoji, though officially representing something small or delicate, is often used online to imply a sexual innuendo.

The exchange comes as Ocasio-Cortez continues to be under scrutiny for personal and ethical issues.

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In July, the House Ethics Committee noted that she listed her fiancé, web developer Riley Roberts, as her “spouse” on federal forms when she attended the 2021 Met Gala, even though the two are not legally married.

In the same social media video that sparked the latest spat, Ocasio-Cortez told her followers that “MAGA men” needed to be mocked for what she called “insecure masculinity.”

She said, “People talk about toxic masculinity, let’s put that to the side for just one second. This is about insecure masculinity, and one of the best ways that you can dismantle a movement of insecure men is by making fun of them.”

Neither the White House nor Ocasio-Cortez’s office has issued further comment following Cheung’s viral reply.

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