A town hall meeting held by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in Queens on Friday night descended into farce as Brandon was called ‘shit’ and berated for his views on Ukraine, migrants, history hours of the drag queen and the ceiling debt.
The meeting was held in the neighborhood of Corona, AOC’s constituency. His constituents were not in a welcoming mood, especially when the town hall went to the question and answer stage.
“American citizens before migrants,” shouted one heckler. Others chanted, “America first.”
Another shouted: “We are on the brink of a nuclear war with Russia. Will you stop this war? shouted another, according to a video recorded by a group of conservative activists Liberty News TV.
Video shows a protester, wearing a Cuban t-shirt and waving miniature American flags, being led away by security after repeatedly calling AOC ‘shit’ and asking, ‘Where are you on the migrant issue? ?”
An Iraqi veteran tried to defend the Bronx-born Democrat, saying, “Immigrants have nothing to do with vets, it’s just an excuse.” Most of us have been through Ellis Island. At that point, a protester shouted, “Legally!”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held a town hall in her constituency of Corona, Queens, on Friday night
Meeting was bombarded with protesters, man escorted away after calling MP ‘shit’
AOC protesters demanded to know why the congresswoman continued to support sending billions to Ukraine as many struggled in Queens and the Bronx
In social media posts announcing the event, AOC made no reference to the protesters.
A prominent sign read: “AOC: An Obvious Criminal.” Others had phrases such as: “Stop funding Ukraine”, “American First”. Legal Migrants Screened Only” and “AOC: Stop Pushing Drag Queen Story Time”
Another woman was fired when she shouted: ‘Stop funding this war, there are a lot of communities that need help and need this money.’ I’m from this community
“I don’t like that Republicans passed a $1.7 trillion tax cut for the wealthiest people in this country,” the crowd said to loud applause.
A prominent sign read: “AOC: An Obvious Criminal.” Others had phrases such as: “Stop funding Ukraine”, “American First”. Legal Migrants Screened Only” and “AOC: Stop Pushing Drag Queen Storytime,” Reports the New York Post.
The congresswoman was heavily criticized by a protester for voting to send $100 billion to Ukraine after the Russian invasion after making remarks in favor of scrapping the debt ceiling.
When this protester was challenged by someone telling him to wait his turn, he replied: “Freedom of expression!”
President Joe Biden said a deal to resolve the government crisis looked “very close” Friday night, even as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and looked likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans in another frustrating week. .
The AOC team’s social media posts after Friday’s town hall made no reference to the protesters.
‘Thank you to everyone who joined us for tonight’s May Town Hall in Corona! We had such a turnout, even on Memorial Day weekend! “Read a Facebook post from his official page.
“It was great to answer all of your questions, discuss debt limit negotiations, and more. See you next month! ,” the congresswoman tweeted in a separate post.
In 2022, AOC was pictured dancing on stage as protesters chanted ‘AOC must go’ at a Queens town hall
In 2022, AOC danced with protesters at a town hall who made a drumbeat telling him to quit.
The smiling MP shrugged off the harsh criticism as she sipped a bottle of water and started wiggling her shoulders in time to the chants.
She sat on a stage throughout and continued to smile even when an irate woman looked ready to burn with rage while shouting out loud from the seats.
Comedian Alex Stein posted a video of AOC ordering the crowd to “Listen!”
He jokingly wrote, “I can’t tell you in words how much it turns me on when AOC talks like that!”
Some chastised the seated MP for her apparent disregard for the opinions of the people who put her in place.
‘You are [sic] own voters called you out the other night and you started dancing and degrading them? I hope they wake up and realize that you haven’t yet passed a single law for them or anyone else and they will reject you! writes Brent Smith.
A user identified by the handle @nashland wrote: ‘You are embarrassing and ashamed sitting there ‘dancing’ at your public meeting instead of addressing the very serious issues people are raising. Do you think war is funny?
Tiffany Justice, co-founder of parent advocacy group Moms for Liberty, wrote: ‘Any good leader would be thoughtful when dealing with voters unhappy with their leadership. Not this woman.
“Look at AOC sitting with his legs apart, his wife open, mocking his constituents by dancing and sticking his tongue out as they tell him they want her out of office. Raw, she said.
As the shouting in the room grew louder, AOC said to a man in the crowd, “Very classy, thank you sir.”
Earlier this week, AOC mocked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign launch, claiming on Twitter that more people watched her play video games than watched her ad.
While this month, the congresswoman made headlines for openly referring to the Navy veteran implicated in the strangulation death of Michael Jackson impersonator Jordan Neely on May 1.
She tweeted before charges were filed that Neely’s ‘murderer’ was ‘protected’ while ‘many in power demonize the poor’.
