


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sees a divine rebuke of former President Donald Trump in the weather.
The New York Democrat replied “God is Good” with the prayer emoji to an X post of a video showing the heavy rain that hit the Bronx on Thursday.
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has a rally scheduled in the South Bronx for 6 p.m. Thursday.
“Crotona Park is going to be a muddy MESS tonight for the Trump rally,” said the post with the video to which Ms. Ocasio-Cortez was responding.
The rain is expected to stop before the rally but conditions would still be messy.
Ms. Ocasio-Cortez’s district does cover some of the Bronx, but not the area where the rally will be held.
The socialist and leading “Squad” member slammed the former president for the rally Tuesday, saying he’s holding it because he’s a “broke” hustler.
“Donald Trump is broke. He needs money. He’s hosting a rally to try to con people and try to fleece them out of every dollar that they have to fund his own legal fees,” she told reporters.
She said he only chose the New York location because of how much time he spends in the city for his criminal trials.
“The man practically has the legal version of an ankle bracelet around him. And he can’t leave the five boroughs because he always has to be in court,” she said. “It is truly an embarrassment to him. I am looking forward to the response of everyday Bronxites, talking about how they feel about him coming to their backyard.”
The Trump campaign said it was holding the rally “to highlight the horrendous effects Crooked Joe Biden’s disastrous presidency has had on our economy.”
He will discuss inflation and the city’s uptick in crime, along with the influx of illegal immigrants into the country.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.