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“This vindictive and unwarranted action is a slap in the face to Tribes and all supporters of public lands.”

Representative Alexandria Ocasio Cortez called Schumer's willingness to let the spending bill proceed a "huge slap in the face", adding that there is a "wide sense of betrayal" among the party, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News.

She describes the offer as a "slap in the face," and says it's prompted her to share their story publicly for the first time.

“It’s a slap in the face to the hundreds of millions of people who explored our parks last year and want to keep going back,” said Kristen Brengel, senior vice president of government affairs for the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Assn.

Even his allowing the violent, misogynist brothers, Andrew and Tristan Tate back into the country is a metaphorical slap in the face to all the women who spoke up about his assaults, affair with Stormy Daniels and the enduring humiliation of being caught on that "Access Hollywood" tape as a predatory creep.