How Republicans have seen red over Ocasio-Cortez's Green New Deal

Republicans have claimed Ocasio-Cortez's congressional resolutions will mean the end of ice cream, hamburgers and the US military. Where are they getting it from?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the American political right's objet socialiste du jour, recently introduced a Green New Deal - a joint Congressional resolution with Democratic senator Ed Markey calling for a "10-year national mobilization" overhauling nearly every aspect of American society to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Those who have read through it will find a hopeful and ambitious but dry legislative document.

However, Ocasio-Cortez says that all Democratic presidential candidates support the Green New Deal, which has sent conservatives into a nonsensical tailspin, claiming it would mean the end of ice cream, hamburgers and the US military.