AOC faces heat on Twitter after suggesting link between gas stoves and brain damage
Cami Mondeaux
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is facing a barrage of criticism on Twitter after tweeting a suggestion that gas stoves in residential kitchens could be linked to brain damage and cognitive decline.
Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet comes in response to a post from Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-TX), who vowed to “never give up” his gas stove amid reports that some federal agencies are considering a ban on the kitchen appliance.
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“If the maniacs in the White House come for my stove, they can pry it from my cold dead hands,” Jackson said in a tweet. “COME AND TAKE IT!!”
“Did you know that ongoing exposure to NO2 from gas stoves is linked to reduced cognitive performance,” Ocasio-Cortez replied.
Ocasio-Cortez’s tweet prompted a flurry of criticism against the New York representative, with many poking fun at Democrats for being “literally insane.”
“We’ve had gas drives for a long long long time,” actor Nicholas Tutora said in a tweet. “Everyone is just fine. Everything that creates civilization is under attack.”
Others pressed Ocasio-Cortez on the matter, accusing her and other Democrats of pushing for a gas stove ban despite using one themselves.
“How many [gas stoves] do you have?” tweeted actor Matthew Marsden.
Some users piled on by posting pictures of Democrats, such as first lady Jill Biden using a gas stove in her kitchen.
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The Twitter exchange comes as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced earlier this week it is considering a ban on gas stoves if the appliance can’t be made safer, citing concerns that indoor pollution caused by the stoves is linked to childhood asthma.
Roughly 35% of homes in the United States use a gas stove, with that number reaching as high as 70% in some states such as California and New Jersey, according to the Energy Information Administration. However, some experts have grown increasingly concerned about the usage of gas stoves, with studies showing the appliances emit significant levels of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide, which can cause unsafe conditions if kitchens are not properly ventilated.
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The CPSC has not yet proposed any action, nor is it actively enforcing a ban on gas stoves, the agency said.
“Agency staff plans to start gathering data and perspectives from the public on potential hazards associated with gas stoves, and proposed solutions to those hazards later this year,” CPSC officials said in a statement. “Commission staff also continues to work with voluntary standards organizations to examine gas stove emissions and address potential hazards.”