Ocasio-Cortez says Green New Deal critics are making 'fools of themselves'

Congresswoman hit back at Republicans who claim her resolution would cause 'genocide' and the end of hamburgers

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has rounded on her Republican opponents, accusing them of making "total fools of themselves" in criticising her Green New Deal proposals.

The Democratic congresswoman from New York has come under increasing attack from conservatives over her resolution that calls for a 10-year "national mobilization" to eliminate greenhouse gases and avert the worst impacts of climate change.