AOC heckled, booed as NYC town hall descends into chaos
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was shouted down and confronted {a partially} hostile crowd throughout a Friday town hall the place some contributors had been upset concerning the Democratic socialist legislator’s positions on immigration Ukraine funding and the debt restrict.
Speaking to constituents in Corona, Queens, The “Squad” member was disrupted a number of instances as some heckled and booed her, and in flip, her supporters shouted down these protesters.
“American citizens before migrants,” one man shouted as he walked towards Ocasio-Cortez holding small American flags. “Where are you on the migrant issue? You’re a piece of s–t.”
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He was led away by safety personnel.
The man additionally repeated a debunked declare that navy veterans were being kicked out of New York City accommodations to make room for migrants. One man who mentioned he was an Iraq War veteran tried to calm the group down in help of the congresswoman.
“Immigrants have nothing to do with vets,” the person mentioned, holding a microphone after Ocasio-Cortez allowed him to talk. “We all came through Ellis Island. Things are different. Things change over time.”
During a dialogue concerning the June 5 debt default deadline, Ocasio-Cortez said she believes the Biden administration ought to remove the debt restrict. She has claimed {that a} failure to lift the restrict would trigger huge chaos within the U.S. economic system.
“I don’t like that Republicans passed a $1.7 trillion tax cut on the wealthiest people in this country,” she mentioned at one level.
Protesters famous that the U.S. has offered billions of {dollars} in military aid to Ukraine. The Biden administration has offered Ukraine with almost $40 billion in navy help since Russia invaded in late February 2022.
An offended protester shouts at U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over points pertaining to the southern border. (Freedom News TV)
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“We are at war with Russia,” one girl mentioned. “We’re on the verge of nuclear war. Are you going to stop this war?”
“Stop funding this war,” one girl is heard saying whereas being escorted away. “There’s a lot of communities that need help and need that money. I’m from that community.”