In the aftermath of the 2024 election, New York “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned voters who voted for herself and former President Donald Trump. She shared their responses on Instagram.
Ocasio-Cortez wrote, “I’m LISTENING” on her Instagram story with a list of responses from her followers.
“People who support both Trump & me OR voted Trump/Dem, tell us why,” her initial prompt said.
“It’s real simple, trump [sic] and you care for the working class,” one response said.
“Trump is going to get us the money and let’s [sic] men have a voice,” another said.
“I feel that you both are outsiders compared to the rest of DC, and less ‘establishment,’” another wrote.
.@AOC asked her supporters who also support Trump to tell her why. And got these answers. pic.twitter.com/aNDNntemAq
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) November 11, 2024
In a follow-up post, Ocasio-Cortex said, “This is why I say that we should be signing up to knock on doors and be on the phones.”
“If you’re only tuning in to [mass media], you will think that most people fall along this spectrum, and a lot of people don’t,” she said.
In recent weeks, Ocasio-Cortez has lashed out at President-elect Donald Trump. In one case, she flew off the handle over the fact that we worked a shift at a McDonald’s, which Townhall covered.
“They’re not trying to empathize with us. They are making fun of us,” she added. “Donald Trump thinks that people who work at McDonald’s are a joke.”
AOC is crying that Trump had the nerve to "put on a McDonald's costume" pic.twitter.com/rJnVGeLzd5
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 21, 2024