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The position puts her at odds with some on the left, such as Rep. Ro Khanna, another potential 2028 contender, who said he wants to find “common ground” with people like Greene.

In a conversation Friday at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics moderated by David Axelrod, the onetime political strategist to President Barack Obama, a student asked Ocasio-Cortez whether she stood by past remarks that there were “legitimate white supremacist sympathizers at the core of the House of Representatives caucus” and, if so, why she worked with some of them.

Ocasio-Cortez did stand by them and said she wasn’t scared of reaching across the aisle, holding up her work with Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. But she set a clear boundary.

“I personally do not trust someone like Marjorie Taylor Greene, a proven bigot and antisemite, on the issue of what is good for Gazans and Israelis,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “I don’t think it benefits our movement in that instance to align the left with white nationalists. I don’t think it serves us.”

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 20 points 1 hour ago

MTG says whatever MTG thinks will benefit MTG the most. End of story. She has no morality at all other than what will conveniently serve herself first.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe 3 points 16 minutes ago

Empty G is still full blown MAGA, she just recognizes that Trump is heading for the exit soon, and as in all Cults of Personality, there is no #2. She's angling to be the new MAGA leader, attracting those who have soured on Trump, as well as weak-willed Trad Dems, to give her an edge over those that only draw from MAGA.

Don't fall for it, she's still the same psychopath she's always been. Hating Trump is a low bar, she's going to have to do better than that.

[–] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 36 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

No shit, Sherlock. I'm not mad at AOC for stating the obvious. I'm mad that she has to in the first place cos Democrats are fucking stupid. Not as stupid as Republicans, but still stupid.

Their apologists just don't get it as well. Dems need to stop talking big and be big. Stop saying you're the resistance and not verbally flogging the people who vote Trump appointees or funding of ICE. They need to stop portraying themselves as a weak party against the Republicans.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 4 points 58 minutes ago

I wouldn’t trust MTG with squirt gun at a swimming pool. Yes we all make mistakes and say and do dump things. Yes she has turned her back on Donny and maga but I do believe the minute he dies she will try to recapture the maga movement and mold it in her favor. And when this fails she will just grift another hatful movement. Yes she is still speaking out about Epstein which I will give her credit for but other than that stfu bitch. When we get our country back or what’s left of it you will still go to prison for all the crimes, lies, and pain you caused people. We will at least make sure your last meal is tasty Marge.

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 3 points 1 hour ago

Nobody should trust MTG

[–] valar@lemmy.ca 62 points 3 hours ago (2 children)
[–] slowmolaggins@thelemmy.club 1 points 4 minutes ago

What's obvious to me is that our president is a pedophile and a x34 felon. Saying something is obvious, doesn't take away the possibilities. We live in a post-truth society where the idiot who screams the loudest has the most listeners.

[–] tburkhol@slrpnk.net 26 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'd think it would be obvious as a general principle, and I'm kind of surprised that AOC's position is more strict: Don't trust MTG on Gaza or Israel.

[–] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 hour ago

Should just be in general for sure. But i feel like people dont realize that MTG is just against israel becausing she is a raging racist who thinks the jewish cabal is running the world with space lasers.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 31 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

The fact that she even had to say it to remind people is completely insane

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

She hasn't changed. She joined MAGA for greedy and selfish reason, and she left for the same reasons. She will knife anyone left of her in the back the moment it becomes benificial.

You could put MTG at the deepest parts of the ocean and she still wouldn't be far enough for me to feel safe.

[–] voxthefox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 3 hours ago

Ducking Fuh.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca -2 points 39 minutes ago (1 children)

Trust? Trust what? Agree with her when she says something we agree with? I disagree. And I also don't trust Cortez. But I don't have to, we aren't voting MTG into the presidency here, we are supporting or rejecting her defection to the good guys, because half the left are sheep that Israel plays like a fucking fiddle.

I'm talking about you all.

[–] Lasherz12@lemmy.world 2 points 32 minutes ago (1 children)

MTG supported Israel right up until Trump ruined her reputation in the party. She wasn't remotely shy about her support either. Now she doesn't? I mean we can support her current disdain, but she's obviously not authentic in her stance.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 0 points 25 minutes ago (1 children)

I believe she is authentic, she was a true believer.

Regardless we need to win over more people, including and especially in red country. Rejecting defectors is something the administration and their allies pay influence agents to get us to do.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 0 points 15 minutes ago (1 children)

"This grifter wants to defect, so you need to visually be seen supporting them so that their patsies know they can defect too" Bro, she's a grifter, which is why she's not let into the club. Don't scam people for personal gain and of course you're welcome. We don't need to be idiots about this.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 0 points 12 minutes ago (1 children)

I don't agree at all, and think you are being played by the right wing/Israeli superfans.

[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 0 points 10 minutes ago (1 children)

You don't get in bed with antisemites because the zionists conflated zionism with semitism. It's not goddamn rocket science.

You're literally falling for the same shit that communists did when they helped elect Hitler into power.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 points 6 minutes ago

The fact you use that terminology makes me question your understanding. You do realize Arabs are semetic?

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

And she's absolutely correct.

[–] lemmylump@lemmy.world 0 points 46 minutes ago

Empty G is going to have a harsh new year.

[–] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 0 points 47 minutes ago (1 children)

No one should trust that used tampon.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 points 37 minutes ago

Better to reject defectors to your cause, that is losing, as Israel has their agents spread such sentiments.

No wonder "we" are losing. Fucking sheep.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 0 points 56 minutes ago* (last edited 54 minutes ago)

The self serving, backwards, hateful, idiotic, conspiracy theorist wacko isn't a trustworthy political ally. No shit?

Where you need to, and their broken clock happens to align for good, use the anti-Trump Republicans for their votes. But never ever trust them. They're not your friends and they will fuck you at the first opportunity.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago
[–] texture@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago) (1 children)

no one should trust that lady, got it.

edit - i obviously mean MTG smh

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Naw you good