Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals why she was talking to far-right Republicans [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals why she was talking to far-right Republicans
Martin Pengelly
@MartinPengelly
Wed 4 Jan 2023 12.20 GMT
During a succession of votes for House speaker on Tuesday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was seen talking on the House floor with the far-right Republicans Matt Gaetz and Paul Gosar, the latter who once tweeted video depicting him slashing her in the neck with a sword.
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On Tuesday, he was among 20 Republicans opposing McCarthy by the third ballot. So was Gaetz of Florida, a ringleader who nominated Jim Jordan of Ohio, a rightwinger loyal to McCarthy, to give the rebels someone to vote for.
Ocasio-Cortez, popularly known as AOC, was seen talking to Gosar and Gaetz. She told the Intercept her conversation with Gaetz was a “factcheck”.
“McCarthy was suggesting he could get Dems to walk away to lower his threshold,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “And I factchecked and said absolutely not.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/04/aoc-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-reveals-why-she-was-talking-to-far-right-republicans
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