Ocasio-Cortez says that Jesus was a "refugee" in the tweet of Christmas

FILE – In a photo file dated June 27, 2018, Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reacts by addressing the media in New York. Ocasio-Cortez is being executed in the 14th Congressional District of New York. (AP Photo / Mark Lennihan, File)

US. Rep. Elected Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. wished Twitter followers a merry Christmas on Tuesday by calling Jesus' newborn baby a "refugee".

"Joy to the world!" Ocasio-Cortez wrote. "Merry Christmas to all – go on holidays filled with joy, family and love for all. (Including refugee babies in settings + their parents.)"

Mary and Joseph are not described as refugees in the history of the Nativity. According to Luke's Gospel, Joseph takes the pregnant woman to Bethlehem so that he can enroll in a census ordered by the Roman Emperor Agustus. The couple is forced to shelter in the stable where Jesus was born due to a lack of room at the hostel.

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However, in the gospel of Matthew, Mary and Joseph fled to Egypt with the child Jesus after King Herod of Judea orders the murder of all boys aged two and under in Bethlehem after the Magi asked him where to find the newborn "King of the Jews". The Holy Family escapes the slaughter and is told to an angel to return to Israel once Herod is dead. , who lost his US Democratic congressman Joe Crowley in a Democratic primary earlier this year, has proven himself when it comes to comparing with social media. Last month, she compared members of a caravan of Central American migrants approaching the US border with Jewish families fleeing Nazi Germany, genocide victims in Rwanda, and refugees from the United States. the civil war in Syria.

This tweet provoked the anger of Senator Lindsey Graham. , RS.C., who suggested to Ocasio-Cortez to visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, telling him: "This could help to better understand the differences between the Holocaust and the caravan of Tijuana" .

Ocasio-Cortez retaliated: "[T] The purpose of such a valuable museum is to bear his lessons today. [The Trump] The administration has imprisoned children and violated the rights of the man, "she added. "Perhaps we should stop pretending that authoritarianism + violence is a historical event and not a growing force."