Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says "no question" Trump is a racist in 60 Minutes interview

[EricMaundry]

Source: CBS News

In a 60 Minutes interview that touched on a number of subjects, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said there's "no question" President Trump is racist. The comment came after correspondent Anderson Cooper asked Ocasio-Cortez, "Do you believe President Trump is a racist?"

"Yeah. Yeah. No question," Ocasio-Cortez replied. The rookie congresswoman cited the president's rhetoric as proof.

"When you look at the words that he uses, which are historic dog whistles of white supremacy," Ocasio-Cortez said. "When you look at how he reacted to the Charlottesville incident, where neo-Nazis murdered a woman, versus how he manufactures crises like immigrants seeking legal refuge on our borders, it's night and day."

"The president certainly didn't invent racism," Ocasio-Cortez said, "But he's certainly given a voice to it and expanded it and created a platform for those things."


Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-president-trump-a-racist-in-60-minutes-interview-2019-01-06/

[agingdem]

1. this is what I like about this generation

no bullshit..they say it like it is or at least how they see it...they never apologize...and they know how to use social media to their advantage...and they are smart as hell...

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

32. Yes, and AOC is among the best of the best of her generation!! Go Alexandria!!

[whistler162]

2. and water is wet

[LiberalLovinLug]

18. And she actually says it is!

Compared to years of Democratic reps going on MSM and saying...."well, water is certainly not dry. I don't know if I'd call it wet exactly. I will go so far as to say it is on the damp side of the ledger......BUT DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT!"

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

34. Yes, the days of timidity are over... today we fight and take back what's ours!!

With no fucking apologies!!

[LiberalLovinLug]

38. +1000

[rusty quoin]

49. It's refreshing

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

51. Sure is!

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

54. "You could maybe argue there could be some humidity there. But I don't know

what's in Water's heart........"

[kag]

77. "I never said humid!"

"I never said water was humid!"
(is shown tape)
"Well...then...then I misspoke. And I apologize if water was offended in any way."

[Hoyt]

3. Gotta give her props.

[OldManTarHeel]

4. She Is Spot On and Unafraid to Call It As We All See it . . !

May God Bless This New Congresswoman . . !

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

35. So damn proud of AOC... she certainly speaks for me!!

[Devil Child]

5. I respect Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's blunt assessment

No need to parse or dance around here. Trump is a racist, no question.

[weissmam]

6. I really Really REALLY

Like her

[True Dough]

52. Me too!

I kept nodding in agreement with her during that interview.

[fierywoman]

7. SO-o-o-o refreshing to hear someone speak the truth in public.

[Autumn]

8. That is one hell of an interview.

She's a brilliant young woman.

[erronis]

13. I totally agree with AOC and the new generation. I think earlier pols had lapsed into PC talk

Not saying what's really in their minds since they didn't want to offend so many constituencies.

Say it like it is and then everyone can deal with the hurt feelings and healing.

Trump is a dumb-ass who's being played by some masters and is destroying this country and probably democracy around the world. Let's keep telling it like we see it.

[Autumn]

21. She's not in it to play games that's for sure. She owes no one anything and that

gives her the power to speak truth.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

39. Brilliant is an understatement... love AOC to death!!

[True Dough]

53. Yes, for 29

she's very poised and articulate. So much promise!

[JoeOtterbein]

9. AOC is ok by

me!

[KPN]

40. AOC is AOK!

[Mountain Mule]

10. Tell it like it is, Girlfriend!

[FirstLight]

11. right on!!!

I can't wait for more of these awesome new congresswomen to speak TRUTH to Power!

[EarthFirst]

12. Get ON it!

WOOT!

[djacq]

14. The Lady did not hesitate.

[beachbum bob]

15. AOC should be used as the "hit man" on all things GOP and Trump

she can be a key player for Pelosi in doing all the hard core hitting and not play nice at all.

[guruoo]

17. I bet Pelosi absolutely adores her. nt

[beachbum bob]

20. the role she can do is to be the attack dog and really lay into trump and all things GOP and when

trump and GOP and their RW media attacks her back...its a win win for Pelosi, AOC and the Democrats. Pelosi can say she does NOT run her caucus like a Nazi and her members are free to speak vs the GOP who do NOT allow their people the same.

Its a brilliant tactic if they have thought this out...I hope they did


classic good cop/bad cop

[dalton99a]

23. She is doing a fantastic job.

[guruoo]

16. If she keeps this up, she'll be hard to beat

unbeatable, perhaps.

Now let's play.

AOC-Beto? Or Beto-AOC?

I like the first option, party elders would likely prefer the latter.

[watoos]

47. She isn't old enough, right?

[sheshe2]

57. Correct.

[guruoo]

61. Hahaha!

A few people have said that.
But then too young for what, I wonder.
It could just be a simple attempt to plant seeds of doubt using age bias as the primary trigger.
In other words, they are trying to improve the chances of the candie they've already chosen.

[betsuni]

67. Too young for president. Have to be 35.

[LanternWaste]

80. These seeds of doubt you refer are qualifications in-place by the Institution.

Good Christ.

[guruoo]

66. Too many good choices, new names, faces, platforms to keep perfect straight for now

In '02 I worked on the campaigns of 5 city council members.
At the same time. First campaign, but small town.
That time I had to rely on a cheat sheet I put together to keep track of it all.
4 out of my five won, replacing 4 established council members.
Loved the work.

This is mostly like play for me while I'm waiting for my new driving position
to begin.

[sheshe2]

58. In another six years.

Qualifications for the Office of President
Age and Citizenship requirements - US Constitution, Article II, Section 1
No person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.

https://www.presidentsusa.net/qualifications.html

When she turns 35.

[guruoo]

62. When I see people say 'too young' I've been thinking 'too young for what? nt

[sheshe2]

63. Not sure what your response means.

I did not say she was to young. I posted what the US Constitution says. Article II, Section 1.

[johnp3907]

72. Under 35.

A simple legal requirement.

[NurseJackie]

73. ...

Check the constitution.

[Mr.Bill]

19. I can tell you this,

racists sure think he's one of them.

[dalton99a]

22. Exactly.

[littlemissmartypants]

24. Excellent point. nt

[yonder]

29. Seems to me that nails it.

Otherwise, he'd be doing everything to discourage that.

[IronLionZion]

25. He tells America that brown immigrants are coming to rape and murder

after he's bragged about getting away with sexual assault and appointed a sexual assaulter to the Supreme Court (who also got away with it).

[NNadir]

26. The more I hear about this young woman, the more I like her. n/t

[B Stieg]

27. Agreed! nt

[Generic Brad]

31. She is developing into a national treasure

I am very impressed with her actions and words.

[Power 2 the People]

36. +1

[mr_lebowski]

28. I love that FOR ONCE ... EVERYONE AGREES :)

The time for pussy-footing around (sorry if that offends someone in some way that us old guys are unaware of ... I've always assumed it's a cat reference) when it comes to DJT ... is WAY OVER ....

[Mr.Bill]

30. She just got there

and is showing remarkable media savvy. She's been tweeting all day which will bump up the expectations and ratings on 60 minutes tonight. It would absolutely send Trump over the edge if she was tweeting tomorrow that she got bigger ratings than Trump did when he was on the show.

[lordsummerisle]

33. Is there a link for this yet? n/t

[juxtaposed]

37. below

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-calls-president-trump-a-racist-in-60-minutes-interview-2019-01-06/


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[lordsummerisle]

42. Thanks n/t

[hibbing]

41. I'm glad she was so blunt n/t

[Tarc]

43. This is why I like her; no calculated, hedging responses

Call that bigoted racist exactly what he is.

[Honeycombe8]

44. This could be too much publicity too early for this rep.

I have an uneasy feeling that she's headed for a collision. I hope I'm wrong. But the whole nation is fixated on this rep. and giving her an unusual amount of attention. She's inexperienced as a politician. This would be heady for even an experienced politician. I hope she can handle it. It reminds me of a rock star who is newly famous. Sometimes they run off the rails.

Having said that, she seems to say the right things much of the time and handles herself well and with so much confidence. So maybe she's a natural.

[womanofthehills]

46. I have no uneasy feeling - she's brighter than all the Republican politicians

She has showed us she can handle stuff and luckily for us - it's who she is.

[elleng]

56. She's VERY bright!

[DeminPennswoods]

64. Smarter than all of them put together

[womanofthehills]

45. Wow! She's so refreshing and smart.

Will Trump give her a nickname? I doubt it.

[True Dough]

55. I wouldn't be surprised if he did

He'll mock her for her socialism. He made the reference to Venezuela, which is way off the mark, of course. So he'll keep hammering away in that respect and give her a moniker that will fit the theme, I bet.

[Pepsidog]

48. Love her plain speak. Go get em AOC!

[murielm99]

59. Oh really?

I have heard plenty of our leaders speak out about 45. There is no reason for all the name-calling.

She can talk all she wants on her own behalf, but she is not my spokesperson.

[Kind of Blue]

60. +1000. Tell it like it TIS. Thank you.

[sheshe2]

65. Beg to differ and we do not usually disagree.

Pelosi questions Trump's manhood, compares him to skunk after border wall meeting

"It's like a manhood thing for him," Pelosi told Democratic members at a closed meeting of the Steering and Policy Committee on Capitol Hill, according to an aide in the room. "As if manhood could ever be associated with him. This wall thing."

Pelosi, in a feisty mood after the heated exchange with the President, also compared the President to a skunk.
"I was trying to be the mom," the California Democrat said, according to the aide. "I can't explain it to you. It was so wild. It goes to show you: You get into a tickle contest with a skunk, you get tinkle all over you."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/11/politics/pelosi-aide-trump-meeting-own-shutdown-wall-manhood/index.html

[betsuni]

68. One second Google, Maxine Waters: "He's a dangerous, unprincipled, divisive and shameful racist."

I'm sure there are more Democrats calling him a racist.

I know Hillary Clinton did: "He has been racist, he's been sexist, he's been Islamophobic, he has been anti-LGBTQ. I mean, it's a long list." (OMG, I did a WhataboutHillary!)

[sheshe2]

69. Kick!

[SunSeeker]

70. And of course, the MAGAts will lose their shit over her stating a simple fact.

As Auntie Maxine says, he's part of the Kremlin Klan.

[iluvtennis]

71. Love it...she says what most of us think and wish our reps would say. nt

[nycbos]

74. Is water wet?

People have to ask.

[Ferrets are Cool]

75. It certainly is refreshing to see someone who is not afraid to tell the truth. nt

[lilactime]

76. K&R

[George II]

78. Seems to me a prominent New York Democratic politician said that several months ago.