Mr. Clean Who? Rep. Ayanna Pressley Claps Back At Trolls

BOSTON, MA — Since revealing her alopecia diagnosis, Rep. Ayanna Pressley has been appearing at events without wigs and proudly sporting her bald head. Internet trolls pounced quickly, critiquing her appearance and comparing her to Mr. Clean.

Pressley responded to the digs on Thursday in her typical, confident fashion on Twitter. She tweeted a selfie without a wig on with a caption that read, "Dear Trolls. You really think I look like "Mr. Clean" ? Please. He never looked THIS clean. Sorry not sorry my unapologetically rockin' my crown triggers you. Proud #alopecian"

Within less than an hour the tweet garnered 7.6k reactions and messages of support.

Pressley went public with her diagnosis and hair loss in January during an interview with The Root. For Pressley, going public was a difficult decision for her but an important one because she believes it's important to be transparent, accept herself and show power in her "new normal."

Pressley told the Root she's still trying to make peace with the diagnosis but said she's making progress towards accepting it daily.