Paul Ryan Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Ignored His Advice At a recent event, the
former House Speaker says he
offered tips to the New York Democrat. But the freshman congresswoman brushed off everything the Republican said. At 28 years old, Ryan was younger than Ocasio-Cortez when he was first elected
to Congress from Wisconsin. Paul Ryan, via Fox News Ryan went on to say that
he advised Ocasio-Cortez to
"watch things for awhile." Since entering D.C., the 29-year-old has done the complete opposite. Besides constantly criticizing Republicans, she has has not been afraid to go after Democrats as well.