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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is embracing her role as one of her party’s sharpest critics of President Trump as other Democrats workshop a softer approach to him.
The “squad” member skipped Trump’s inauguration, marking the first in a series of public back-and-forth exchanges with some of the president’s most loyal defenders on social media. After declaring that she doesn’t support “rapists” to explain her absence, the firebrand congresswoman later directed her ire at Elon Musk for making what many Democrats perceived to be a “Nazi salute” while giving a political speech. Now, she’s calling the early days of Trump’s presidency a “billionaire feeding frenzy.”
Her actions come as Democrats are struggling to coalesce around a unified message against Trump just two weeks into his second term, with some high-profile figures in the party, such as Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), even opening the door to working with him.
“She understands the importance of being seen doing and saying something,” said one progressive Democratic commentator in New York. “The alternative is letting Trump suck up all the media oxygen again, and that has proven disastrous for Dems.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ocasio-cortez-embraces-role-attack-110000050.html

Deuxcents
(21,002 posts)newdeal2
(1,782 posts)But glad she's taking the opportunity herself.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,802 posts)Bettie
(17,760 posts)but, our country will never have a woman as president. Misogyny is too deeply entrenched in our society and we're moving backward in terms of women's rights.
InAbLuEsTaTe
(24,802 posts)bluestateboomer
(515 posts)And Impeach.
Then Fight again!
Then Impeach again.
Rinse and repeat..........
Think. Again.
(21,382 posts)...they need to be hounded day and night to PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY!
" ...as other Democrats workshop a softer approach to him. "
MontanaMama
(24,249 posts)who hasn’t taken a hard line public stance against FOTUS and Project 2025. I respond to each email request telling them so. I’ll support them when they support us. Full stop.
Think. Again.
(21,382 posts)underpants
(188,782 posts)She’s rarely on TV because she won’t stick to their script and very few “news personalities” can not look like she mopped the floor with them.
Deuxcents
(21,002 posts)malaise
(281,021 posts)Rec
Comrade Citizen
(167 posts)She explains everything so well in her videos. Just a phenomenal Boricua stateswoman, destined to be leader of the free world.
SocialDemocrat61
(3,522 posts)MontanaMama
(24,249 posts)and is undergoing treatments. I wish him well. I just do not understand Nancy Pelosi not giving that seat to AOC, or, if she really could not see her way to do that, to appoint someone who wasn’t really sick and was a bulldog! This is fucking war. Time to act like it.
NEOBuckeye
(2,859 posts)He apparently wanted so bad.
Nothing personal against him, he honestly needs to rest, be with his family, and step aside. It’s time to pass the torch.
enigmania
(268 posts)would love to live long enough to see her in charge!
Renew Deal
(83,554 posts)And he will be 77. A spot for her opens up if he doesn’t run for reelection.