Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) News
The Daily Signal tracks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s statements, policies, and cultural impact, providing reporting and conservative responses to her initiatives.
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Glib Barista AOC’s Ignorance Front and Center at Munich Security Conference
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of a segment from today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Jack Fowler: Why would Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be invited to an international security conference? It boggles the…Victor Davis Hanson -
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AOC Exposes the Left’s Attack on Western Culture
This weekend, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed her contempt for the rich heritage of Western culture, and why the Right is correct to oppose her Marxist politics. Speaking at the Technical University of Berlin on Sunday, AOC responded to Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference, and she chided him for attempting…Tyler O’Neil -
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Border Patrol Agents Should Be Fired for Working With SPLC-Designated ‘Hate Groups’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., suggested Tuesday that Border Patrol agents should be fired for working with organizations that the Southern Poverty Law Center brands “hate groups.” Ocasio-Cortez asked John Modlin, Tucson sector chief for the Border Patrol, if he knew that members of a militia group that the SPLC brands a “hate group” had “regular…Tyler O’Neil -
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Chris Wallace Tenderly Feels the Pain of AOC
As host of “Fox News Sunday,” Chris Wallace used to take pride in the notion of being a tough but fair interviewer. That’s not what viewers are seeing on his new CNN show “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?” Look no further than his latest interview with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. It began with a brief…Tim Graham -
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AOC Tweet Shows She Doesn’t Know Meaning of Oppression. Iranian Women Could Tell Her.
On Friday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., offered her thoughts on Twitter regarding the human rights protests currently happening in Iran. Women and likeminded men have taken to the streets of Iran to burn hijabs and protest the current regime’s oppression of female citizens in the name of Islam. These public demonstrations are inspired by the…Joy Stockbauer -
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Watch AOC’s Reaction When Police Remove Her From Supreme Court
At least 10 congressional Democrats, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., joined pro-abortion demonstrators Tuesday outside the Supreme Court less than a month after the justices overruled Roe v. Wade in a landmark decision. Protesters blocked the street just outside the Supreme Court Building until police officers arrested and escorted the protesters away for obstructing traffic…Douglas Blair -
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AOC’s Ugly Delegitimization of Supreme Court
The fact that the Supreme Court hasn’t ruled on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization abortion case didn’t stop Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from attempting to delegitimize the decision, accusing Justice Brett Kavanaugh of being “credibly accused of sexual assault on multiple accounts” with “corroborated details.” Yet the court, says Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., “is letting him…David Harsanyi -
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Sorry, AOC, Rich Already Pay Their Fair Share
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez donned an elegant gown with the slogan “Tax the Rich” painted on the back at the Met Gala in New York, where guests selected by Vogue’s Anna Wintour ponied up around $35,000 a pop for tickets. The scene was reminiscent of Tom Wolfe’s “radical chic” — though rather than being guests of…David Harsanyi -
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AOC Gets Caught Gaslighting About New York’s Rising Violent Crime
An astonishing increase in violent crime is ravaging New York City, and some politicians, particularly Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are offering false explanations instead of taking a serious look at the cause. This does a cruel disservice to the people they were elected to represent—particularly the victims and their families. Davell Gardner, age 1, was…GianCarlo Canaparo -
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The Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez School of Economics
On Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., sat for a discussion with author Ta-Nehisi Coates. She dropped a number of shocking statements—statements that elicited nothing but murmurs of agreement from Coates. AOC claimed: “No one ever makes a billion dollars. You take a billion dollars.” How, pray tell, are American billionaires responsible for such massive theft?…Ben Shapiro -
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No, AOC, Dogs Don’t Have More Time With Their Children Than Women
As a woman who gave birth to six children and is raising them, I find being compared to a breeding dog incredibly offensive. Earlier this week at a hearing held by the House Oversight and Reform Committee, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said the government should require at least eight weeks of paid maternity leave because…Rachel Greszler -
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We Need More Rapists in Prison, Not Fewer. Why AOC Is Wrong Again.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., recently offered another unusual idea on Twitter: Abolish prisons. Seriously. The freshman congresswoman wants Congress to pass a law abolishing all prisons. Setting aside the fact that Congress has no authority to require states to abolish prisons, let’s take a look at her idea. Based on Justice Department numbers, abolishing prisons would…Cully Stimson -
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Won’t Let Facts Get in the Way of Dire Narrative
A few weeks ago, the fresh face of the Democratic Party, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., gave one of the great defenses in the history of politics. Accused of fibbing and twisting facts to meet her radical agenda, Ocasio-Cortez explained, “I think that there’s a lot of people more concerned about being precisely, factually, and semantically…Ben Shapiro -
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants to Raise Taxes Drastically. Here’s Why It Would Backfire.
Depending on who you listen to, the recent proposal by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., to increase marginal income tax rates to 70 percent is either the craziest thing that has ever been proposed or a sober proposal that does not go far enough. Historically, 70 percent tax rates were relatively normal in the U.S. Between…Adam Michel -
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What Steve Scalise Says About Threats by Supporters of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., who was shot and wounded in 2017 by a political opponent, says hateful remarks and threats directed at him from followers of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D.-N.Y., are low blows that do not deserve responses. “I would like to see her stand up to this; everybody ought to stand up…Rachel del Guidice -
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Sorry, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, but Conservatives Don’t Care About Your Dance Moves
The tale of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s dance moves is as stupid as stupid gets. Contra the most recent fake news narrative, conservatives could hardly care about a video going viral of a younger Ocasio-Cortez happily dancing and having fun. Some of us, in fact, find it adorable. The saga began when an anonymous, unverified Twitter user…Kelsey Bolar -
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Podcast: ‘Problematic Women’ on Self-Care in the Digital Age, Surprising Wisdom From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
First lady Melania Trump’s spokeswoman unleashes a fiery CNN op-ed in defense of the first lady, debunking the media narrative she has faced all year. Plus: One radio station in Kentucky plays “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” for two hours straight to make a point. We also cover these stories: Incoming Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., faces…Ginny Montalbano -
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7 Staggering Quotes Made by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked political observers in June after defeating 10-term incumbent Congressman Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., in the Democratic primary for New York’s 14th District by nearly 14 points. The 29-year-old self-described socialist who has become known as the “Sarah Palin of the Left” has used her new national voice to stump for left-wing challengers to…Tristan Justice