Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bashed US foreign policy during a private meeting with Bronx community leaders, prompting two military veterans to storm out.
Anthony Vitaliano — an Army veteran who worked in the NYPD for 38 years, and commanded the Bronx’s homicide detectives — was sitting next to Ocasio-Cortez when she slammed the US foreign policy and suggested President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were autocrats, according to a person at the meeting.
“I was revolted,” said the attendee, who didn’t want his name published. “She knocks the country, she knocks the president. And that’s not what America is about,” said Silvio Mazzella, a Vietnam War vet and treasurer of Community Board 11.
He, Mazzella and Vitaliano said they all walked out in disgust before the end of the session.
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Cortez is spreading hate and division in a very dangerous way. Her incitful inflammatory accusations can motivate a crazy person to commit acts of violence against those she rails about. The DNC has an obligation to speak to her and reign her in. How many more warning signs do we need?
Is AOC coming to the Israel Day Parade today? Jerrold Nadler? Are any of the Democrat candidates for President going to attend?
(Gateway Pundit) – The Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis just released this single snapshot of economic performance over the Obama years.
His eight years did more to destroy America than any of past presidents, be they Democrat or Republican.
Student loans exploded and are a literal time bomb ticking away at he millennial generation.
Food stamps soared as poverty dramatically increased.
Federal debt went through the roof as we added more debt than all other previous periods combined.
We printed lots of money to paper over the monetary effects.
Health costs went way up when we were told they would drop. Obama care was a flop.
Labor force participation went down as unemployment increased and many just dropped out of the workplace altogether.
Inequality went up and up, as the rich got richer and the middle class shrank.
Median income dropped.
Home ownership also fell way down.
Overall, Americans were far worse off than before and we were told there was NO hope.
The country was losing to China and our children and grandchildren would not live as well as their parents and grandparents had.
Jobs would never return.
Now look at what has happened in the short years since Donald J. Trump was surprisingly elected President.
YOU CALL IT A TOTAL TURNAROUND.
Even the Clinton’s knew: “It is the economy stupid” that gets you reelected.
We cannot go back to Democrat or socialist economics.
Economic growth at 3% solves lots of problems and serves up a true wealth effect.
Everyone benefits, especially minorities, women and youth.
Hope returns.
Which do you want?
Which does America deserve?