


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) called out Donald Trump on Tuesday as she spotted the president’s hypocrisy over his rhetoric toward immigrants.
“This is a matter of fact. Donald Trump is a criminal. He was found guilty of 34 felony counts of fraud, found liable for sexual abuse, and if he wants to find the rapists and criminals in this country, he should look in the mirror,” she told thousands of rallygoers at Dignity Health Arena in Bakersfield, California.
The remarks echo those she made about Trump on Monday while digging into Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for reportedly scooping up hundreds of thousands in stocks on the day before — and the day of ― the president’s tariffs pause announcement last week.
On Tuesday, Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke in Bakersfield — which is located in former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s old congressional district — as part of their nationwide Fighting Oligarchy tour.
The two have drawn large crowds in traditionally red districts and states, as was the case when 4,450 people packed the Bakersfield arena to capacity while 500 others were part of an overflow crowd outside, per Sanders’ spokesperson.
Ocasio-Cortez used her remarks to slam Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.), emphasizing that the Republican has supported cuts to Medicaid.
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She later took to X, formerly Twitter, where she noted that Valadao is “one of the most vulnerable” Republicans in the country, and it was “not looking good for him” at the event full of frustrated residents.
In her speech, the congresswoman pointed out that just three GOP representatives could “still do the right thing” and use their votes to challenge the Trump administration in Congress.
“If you all are able to organize, apply pressure, support the Democratic challenger or the challenger for this seat, we can apply enough pressure to peel off one of those three no’s and it can be the people of Bakersfield who save Medicaid for the entire country,” she stressed.