- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's second-grade teacher reached out to her on Twitter to offer motivation on Wednesday evening.
- "You've got this," her teacher replied to a tweet the lawmaker made about her scheduled appearance at the Democratic National Convention next week.
- Ocasio-Cortez and her second grade teacher now follow each other on Twitter.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received a heartwarming boost of confidence from an unexpected source, her second-grade teacher, ahead of her scheduled speech at the Democratic National Convention next week.
"You've got this," her teacher, who uses the handle @MJacobs on Twitter, said in response to a poem the lawmaker tweeted on Wednesday evening. "Remember all those poems we recited together in 2nd grade? It was prep for this moment. You've got this."
The congresswoman was surprised by the Twitter notification. "Ms. Jacobs! Is that you?!" she repied with a crying emoji. "Thank you for teaching me, encouraging my growth, and believing in me as a child."
The social media reunion comes more than two decades since Ocasio-Cortez, 30, would have been a student in Ms. Jacobs' class.
Her teacher replied that she had been trying to reconnect for the past two years when she became a member of Congress and offered praise: "You are my superhero! I want to give you a hug when hugs are safe again. Always always here for you."
Ocasio-Cortez regularly attracts attention online for her punchy, conversational and policy-related posts to her more than 8 million Twitter followers, along with at times fiery exchanges with fellow lawmakers.
As a legislator, Ocasio-Cortez has been a champion for teachers, staunchly advocating for increased pay to address income inequality in the country. Other education policies she has supported include one-time student debt cancelation and tuition-free public college.
Ocasio-Cortez shared the poem, "I have only just a minute" by Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, along with news from Insider that she only has a pre-recorded 60 seconds to speak at the virtual event. The three-day convention on Aug. 17-20 will feature multiple notable speakers, including the Obamas and Clintons, and will officially declare former Vice President Joe Biden as the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee.
Ocasio-Cortez and her second grade teacher now follow each other on Twitter.
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