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Ousted NY Rep Santos Celebrates 'Squad' Member's 'Humiliating' Loss: 'We're Coming To Get You'
Former Rep. George Santos may have been banished out into the political cold, but he's kept his grudges hot. The 36-year-old former Republican who served New York's 3rd District posted a video Tuesday night, Aug. 6, celebrating after another member of the so-called "Squad" lost her primary. Related: Santos Announces Comeback Bid After Being Ousted From Congress Rep. Cori Bush, who has served Missouri's 1st District since 2021, lost her bid on Tuesday to remain on the Democratic ticket to local prosecutor Wesley Bell, who garnered 51 percent of the vote to Bush's 45, according to NBC …
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Schumer, Soon To Be First Majority Leader From NY, Calls For Trump's Removal From Office
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer is calling for the removal of President Donald Trump following the violent chaos involving his supporters this week that spilled into the U.S. Capitol. Schumer - who is in line to become the Senate's first Majority Leader from New York - is calling on Vice President Mike Pence and at least half the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden officially takes over in the White House. Under the 25th Amendment, the vice president can declare the sitting president unfit for office, provided the maj…
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Ocasio-Cortez To Announce Presidential Endorsement On Saturday, Reports Say
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is set to make a presidential endorsement as the Democratic Party's primaries and caucuses near. Ocasio-Cortez reportedly plans to throw her support to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders at “Bernie’s Back,” a rally on Saturday, Oct. 19 in Queens in support of Sanders is being hosted by Ocasio-Cortez, a 2007 Yorktown High School graduate. News of Ocasio-Cortez’s support for Sanders comes after fellow so-called "Squad" members Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib publicly expressing their support for the longtime senator. It was unclear if they will atte…
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Gun Shop Billboard Mocks Ocasio-Cortez, Fellow 'Squad' Members, Stirs Social Media Firestorm
A right-winged gun shop in North Carolina has drawn national attention after targeting four progressive congresswomen - including New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - on a billboard. A new billboard in Murphy, North Carolina from Cherokee Guns depicts the four elected officials with he apocalyptic phrase “The 4 Horsemen Cometh” with the term “cometh” crossed out and replaced with “are Idiots.” The billboard also reads, “signed, the Deplorables.” Trump recently targeted the so-called "Squad" of 2007 Yorktown High School grad Ocasio-Cortez and fellow first-year congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Ay…
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Hits Back At Trump, Calling Tweet 'Hallmark Language Of White Supremacists'
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ongoing feud with President Donald Trump hit a new fever pitch after the commander-in-chief demanded an apology for several representatives’ “horrible and disgusting actions” following his weekend Twitter tirade. Trump targeted the so-called "Squad" of 2007 Yorktown High School grad Ocasio-Cortez and fellow first-year congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Presley, and Rashida Tlaib as the progressive members of Congress followed purported racist tweets from the president. Early on Sunday, July 14, Trump issued a series of tweets targeting t…
Politics
Simmering Tensions Between Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Boil Over Border Aid Package, Trump
U.S. Rep. and Westchester County high school grad Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are more divided than ever following congressional funding of security at the U.S.-Mexican border. Pelosi criticized Ocasio-Cortez and three other liberal House Democrats for failing to support a Democratic leadership-backed immigration measure during a Capitol Hill dispute with the White House over funding for the border crisis. During a closed-door caucus on Wednesday, July 10, Pelosi reportedly asked House members not turn to Twitter to criticize moderate Democrats. "Do not tw…
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez: 'Multiple People Have Been Arrested Trying To Harm Me,' Citing Targeted Threats
Some are targeting outspoken Democrat representatives and multiple people have attempted to harm some, according to Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 2007 Yorktown High School graduate and her fellow freshman Congresswoman Ilhan Omar spoke out this week, talking about how efforts to disparage them have made them the targets of death threats. Ocasio-Cortez's remarks came in response to a fundraising email solicitation from the Ohio Federation of College Republicans with the subject line: “AOC is a domestic terrorist.” “This puts me in danger every time,” Ocasio-Cortez said, retwee…
Politics
Trump Tweets Support For Jeanine Pirro As Fox Pulls Her From Show After Islamophobic Comments
President Donald Trump is going to bat for former Westchester County District Attorney and Fox News host Jeanine Pirro after she was reportedly suspended for making disparaging comments about Muslim Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Pirro made headlines on her Saturday, March 9 show when she commented that Omar is “not getting this anti-Israel sentiment doctrine from the Democrat Party. So if it’s not rooted in the party, where is she getting it from?” “Think about it. Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Quran 33:59 tells women to cover so they won’t get molested. Is her adherence to t…
Politics
Ex-Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro's Comments On Muslim Congresswoman Spur Backlash
Former Westchester District Attorney Jeanine Pirro drew the ire of even her Fox News employers after she made disparaging comments about Muslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar. “She’s not getting this anti-Israel sentiment doctrine from the Democrat Party. So if it’s not rooted in the party, where is she getting it from?” Pirro said during her weekly broadcast on Fox on Saturday. “Think about it. Omar wears a hijab, which according to the Quran 33:59 tells women to cover so they won’t get molested. Is her adherence to this Islamic doctrine indicative of her adherence to Sharia law, which in itself…
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