Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doubled down on calling immigrant detention facilities concentration camps, saying “I don’t regret it at all.”
“One I don’t regret it at all,” she said. “A group, in fact of, I think 200, at least 200, historians, rabbis, academics have come together in support of this term.”
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a recent interview with Eyewitness News ABC7NY that she does not regret comparing American border detention facilities to concentration camps and for evoking the Holocaust.
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The New York Democrat also agreed that her statements were misinterpreted.
take our poll - story continues belowCompleting this poll grants you access to Great American Politics updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to this site's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.“One I don’t regret it at all,” she said. “A group, in fact of, I think 200, at least 200, historians, rabbis, academics have come together in support of this term.”
Regarding whether she believes the conditions in the border facilities are the same as the death camps run by the Nazis, Ocasio-Cortez said she does, pointing to a visit she made with other members of Congress to the border. More
Ever notice how the dumbest people always believe they’re the smartest person in the room?
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Why would she, the media gave her a pass and she lacks the basic intelligence to understand the fullness of her comment.
— Wayne Burden (@wayne_burden) August 13, 2019
@AOC You are so STUPID!! https://t.co/GxwN1CVqKh
— WhiskeyDelta6 (@WhiskeyDelta6) August 15, 2019
@AOC I cant wait until your 15 minutes are up. https://t.co/5y17BO1DVq
— Cambria L. Padgett (@jonny_cash_cool) August 13, 2019
@AOC again proves she’s not grounded in reality and she’s proud of it. Today’s D Party https://t.co/pVcRjdLwTX
— 912PPP_don (@912PPP_don) August 13, 2019
@aoc for complete transparency, because your word is about reliable as a $3 bill, who are the ‘200’ that agree with your use of the Holocaust?!?!?! ‘I don’t regret it at all’: AOC not backing down from concentration camp comparison https://t.co/JhJKiHtm14
— L R (@crazykayaker37) August 13, 2019
Have you ever read something that made you so mad that you had no words for it??? Well this is it!!!!https://t.co/khl5ikDlrt
— Jesse Truesdale (@TruesdaleJesse) August 13, 2019
You just can’t fix this kind of stupid. A bartender comparing enforcing the law to Nazi Germany. Where was she when Obama enforced the same law? What part of illegal immigration does she not understand?
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