My money's on:
"I hear they are great people."
Make everyone's heads explode.
First, that's what she gets for letting her monologing character come through IRL.
Second, nobody gives a shit. She went against the narrative, so, bad actress, no cookie. Regardless, they'll find a way to tie that to her "virtue signaling" or whatever; whether it's true or not.
That's an awful lot of money for a congresscritter.