AOC, Trump join list of celebs and social media stars as 'most influential people on the internet'
FOX NEWS - While Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and President Trump differ vastly in their political views, a new ranking highlights some common ground between the two.
According to TIME magazine, both are incredibly effective at influencing people on the internet. The two joined a slew of celebrities -- including singer Ariana Grande and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex -- on the publication's list of the "25 Most Influential People on the Internet."
Other top influencers included conservative author Ben Shapiro, rapper Cardi B, and the Hong Kong protesters.
The list came just as President Trump and Ocasio-Cortez traded barbs on Twitter in what was perhaps their most heated and direct exchange to date. Trump's online comments about Ocasio-Cortez and other freshman congresswoman ignited a media firestorm involving the most powerful members of Congress.
Ocasio-Cortez also sparked a prolonged debate about Holocaust references when she used Instagram to accuse immigration enforcement of housing migrants in "concentration camps."
Trump has long used Twitter as his proverbial bully pulpit, directly attacking Democrats and even using the platform to break news about changes in his administration. As the president struggled to obtain funding for border wall funding, he continually blasted Democrats on Twitter for what he saw as inaction on immigration reform.
Trump's border wall got a boost from Air Force veteran Brian Kolfage, also on the list, who used the internet to crowdfund money for a southern border wall.
Vox writer Carlos Maza, another controversial figure in the Twittersphere, also made the list.