In a characteristic move for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), the far-left congresswoman melted down on the House floor in reaction to Donald Trump’s firm border policy. In her rant, the New York Democrat repeated baseless allegations about the January 6 debacle and insinuated that Republicans only promote border security to line their own pockets.
For context, AOC is part of the “Squad,” an informal group of extremist Democrats in the House, who are infamous for their theatrics and far-left radicalism. Since rising to prominence in 2018, she has routinely made headlines for hysterical screeds on topics such as LGBTQ+ issues, climate alarmism, and DEI objectives.
Such was shown in a January 22, 2025, post to X by Libs Of TikTok, which featured AOC’s wild rant. The congresswoman began, “You may wonder why so many of our friends across the aisle who care so deeply about the rule of law happen to be so desperate to pass this bill after they are unleashing people who attacked police officers here … on this Capitol, into roaming our streets, who are publicly saying now they want to get a gun.”
Still not done, the self-described socialist suddenly decided she was passionate about reducing government spending. AOC said, “Suddenly, these folks care about public safety. I don’t think so. Look no further than the price tag of this bill, $83 billion; they know that it can’t be paid for. They know that the capacity is not there. And you know what will be there? Private prison companies are going to get flooded with money.”
Concluding her remarks, Cortez said, “I want folks at home to look, look at what members of Congress are invested in private prison companies who receive this kind of money, and look at the votes on this bill. It is atrocious that people are lining their pockets with private prison profits in the name of a horrific tragedy and the victim of a crime. It is shameful. It is absolutely shameful.”
In the comments under the video, conservatives were incensed by her dishonest arguments. One of the comments said, “AOC and the majority on the Left are nothing more than actors trying to elicit an emotion in order to override logic and reason. Ignore their theatrics.”Agreeing, another said, “She speaks with zero substance.. It’s really something.”
Annoyed by her backwards priorities, conservatives criticized AOC for placing the needs of criminals above citizens. One user said, “Fighting for non-existing criminal illegal aliens rights all while trampling all over American citizens rights. AOC is America Last.” Building on that point, one user replied, “They campaign so hard to protect criminals, they forget they’re supposed to represent the other 95% of the population, too.”
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Watch AOC’s freak-out here:
Rounding out the comments, several users slammed AOC as a dishonest actor. One such comment said, “Why does she think what she says has any impact on anything at all? It’s like she just goes up there and looks like a moron. And for what she ain’t changing anybody’s mind.” A supporting reply read, “Her priority is to be outraged at all times, so she can leverage that into demands. She doesn’t realize – that well has run dry.”
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