AOC Says Democrats Need To Elect ‘Brawlers’ To Defeat GOP | EUROtoday

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday mentioned the nation wants a Democratic Party that’s ready to battle to cease President Donald Trump from enacting his sweeping agenda.

At an occasion with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in Las Vegas, Ocasio-Cortez known as out Republicans for enabling folks like Elon Musk to advance their priorities, including that the U.S. “political system right now is ill-prepared for this abuse of power.”

But Ocasio-Cortez mentioned the problem at hand goes far past simply opposing the GOP.

“This isn’t just about Republicans,” she mentioned. “We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us too. But what that means is that we as a community must choose and vote for Democrats and elected officials who know how to stand for the working class.”

The congresswoman praised the Nevada Democrats who opposed a GOP spending invoice that cleared each chambers of Congress final week, including that the occasion wants extra folks “like them with the courage to brawl for the working class.”

“I want you to look at every level of office around and support brawlers who fight because those are the ones who can actually win against Republicans,” she mentioned.

Ocasio-Cortez was among the many Democrats who voted in opposition to the Republican spending plan that was signed into legislation by Trump on Saturday. The congresswoman sharply criticized her fellow New York Democrat, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, for his choice to desert his plans to filibuster the laws despite the fact that all however one Democrat opposed the invoice within the House, calling it a “tremendous mistake.”

“It is is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we’ve been sent here to protect Social Security, protect Medicaid and protect Medicare,” she advised CNN final week.

Schumer has repeatedly defended his name to vote to advance the GOP spending invoice, noting {that a} authorities shutdown would have made issues worse.

Ocasio-Cortez is becoming a member of Sanders on a tour throughout Nevada, Colorado and Arizona this week, titled “Fighting Oligarchy,” which entails holding city halls with working class Americans who’re upset over the course of the nation.

She additionally took goal at Trump White House counselor Alina Habba after the latter mocked the congresswoman’s time within the service business throughout an look on Fox News final week.