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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says "no question" Trump is a racist in
60 Minutes interview
The congresswoman says the president uses words "which are historic dog whistles of white supremacy"
In a 60 Minutes interview that touched on a number of subjects, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said there's "no question" President Trump is racist. The comment came
after correspondent Anderson Cooper asked Ocasio-Cortez, "Do you believe President Trump is a racist?"
after correspondent Anderson Cooper asked Ocasio-Cortez, "Do you believe President Trump is a racist?"
"Yeah. Yeah. No question," Ocasio-Cortez replied.
The rookie congresswoman cited the president's rhetoric as proof.
"When you look at the words that he uses, which are historic dog whistles of white supremacy," Ocasio-Cortez said. "When you look at how he reacted to the Charlottesville incident, where neo-Nazis murdered a woman, versus how he manufactures crises like immigrants seeking legal refuge on our borders, it's night and day."
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Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman ever elected to Congress, called the president, "a symptom of a problem."
"The president certainly didn't invent racism," Ocasio-Cortez said, "But he's certainly given a voice to it and expanded it and created a platform for those things."
In response, the deputy White House press secretary said, "Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez's sheer ignorance on the matter can't cover the fact that President Trump supported and passed historic criminal justice reform..." and "... has repeatedly condemned racism and bigotry in all forms."
In the interview, Ocasio-Cortez also responded to criticisms she's pushing the Democratic Party too far to the left and explained the tax hikes she would implement to help pay for her "Green New Deal."
There should be accountability on all sides. Prove your argument. This is typical of Nazi Germany WWII, or any Communist country. Moreover, Don't vote for anyone that speaks that kind of Rhetoric (Democrat). The media is censoring Conservative voices all the time, it is time to level the playing field and hold the politicians accountable.
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ReplyDeleteWhy are they giving this ignorant bitch so much airtime? What does she constitute as White Supremacy? It basically sounds like She wants to take anything Whites worked so hard for and hand it over to lazy crackheads.
ReplyDeleteCut the cord. Stop supporting cable television.
ReplyDeleteOcascio-Cortez is the epitome of ignorance. She should move to Chicago and join her partners like, Rahm, Taxwinkle, Dart, Madigan, Pritzker and all of the IL. Democratic Socialist Party.
ReplyDeleteBat shit!!
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