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The house democrats were widely mocked, for their own “choose your fighter” parody -videoing “cringe” in the entire political spectrum.

The video with and published on Wednesday by Tikker Sulhee Jessica Woo shows representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jasmine Crockett, Lauren Underwood, Katherine Clark, Judy Chu and Susie Lee. The women are listed one after the other as their political ranking lists, achievements and “skills” in the video in the style of the viral Tikok trend, which repeats the selection of characters from classic fighting video games.

The video reacted quick reactions on social media – with many that swings it.

“For this reason, the house democrats have an approval rate of 20%,” said one user on X, while another said the video was “frightened”.

“This is beyond the parody. It's embarrassing. His entire game book is not about ideas, but about performance: dances, chants, optics. Not a single idea in this entire role, ”added another X user.

AOC characteristics in the “shabby” Tikkok, in which several house democrats take part in a viral video ((@Sulheejessica/Tiktok)))

In the video, with bound fists against the background of a room equipped with zebra, New York Rep. Ocasio-Cortez is advertised as “youngest woman and Latina elected to the house”. One of her skills is listed as “trekkie”.

Texas Rep. Crockett was promoted as a lawyer and defender, but admitted that she was “not a morning person”.

Illinois' Underwood celebrated that she is the first black woman to be elected in the congress and is a co -founder of the black maternal office. Her profile added that she also hates balloons.

House underity Whip Clark noticed that she is “not in the hair dye in the hair dye”, while Rep. Lee von Nevada listed “2 Spained Fingers” as one of her properties.

California Rep. Chu's profile emphasized the fact that she is the first Chinese American to be chosen in the congress and that she is “too sweet”.

However, many were not receptive to the carefree video that was shared on Tikok. The White House joined the social media with the mockery. “Democrats are not frightening”, the official fast reaction account to X. “Level: impossible.”

Maga's Marjorie Taylor Greene also took the opportunity to torture the Democrats. “Trump -Deranged Democrat's release” Select your fighter Sketch “after refusing to stand and clap a child with cancer while addressing President Trump,” wrote the congress member of X.

“It can be impossible to be real,” said Scott Jennings from CNN.

Jasmine Crockett shows in the Tikkok, where one of her properties is that she is' no morning person ”. There were strong reactions on social media on the video

Jasmine Crockett shows in the Tikkok, where one of her properties is that she is' no morning person ”. There were strong reactions on social media on the video ((@Sulheejessica/Tiktok)))

But there was a few support.

“Well, at least they try,” said one person. “Your social media strategy as a party is so behind it that you have to start somewhere. Hopefully you continue to polish the product. “

“It is addictive when you start to see,” added another. “I didn't know that AOC was a trekkie.”

The TikKok comes in a week in which Democrats were criticized for its protests against President Donald Trump's joint congress address.

The late -night presenter Stephen Colbert called them because they kept signs during the President's speech. He suggested that they “try to do something”, instead to keep his own sign up.

“In addition to the outfits, the Democrats prepared to act with a variety of props, including a whiteboard and pocket constitutions,” joked, “also joked Colbert. “That, my friends, is how you stop fascism.”