Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) went on an hour-long rampage on social media about the possible negative effects of Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency.
“I’m not here to sugarcoat what we all are about to collectively experience, but I think that what we can do to prepare is build community,” she stated during an Instagram livestream.
Ocasio-Cortez pointed out that a Republican majority in Congress and the presidency could lead to a federal abortion ban, mass deportations, and vaccine removals.
“We are about to enter a political period that will have consequences for the rest of our lives. We cannot give up,” she continued.
“Our main project is to unite the working class in this country against a fascist agenda, period,” the liberal Squad member remarked.
“We have had an enormous setback in this election, because the fascist won a lot of working-class support, which has happened before in history.”
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Ocasio-Cortez explained her political motivation was based on her own work history.
“I went from wiping down a bar and walking behind it to walking into the halls of Congress, and the reason I did that and the reason I ran was not because I was running against a Republican, it’s because I ran against a Democrat that I did not believe centered families or communities like mine or saw the pain of people like me,” she recalled.
Ocasio-Cortez said that at the time, she felt like her “member of Congress wouldn’t support a $15 minimum wage.”
She also praised Vice President Harris for her efforts to win a unique race, highlighting her limited time to prepare as a potential reason for her loss.
The New York democrat said Harris faced an unprecedented challenge, “to construct a presidential campaign in 90-100 days” in an attempt to “deliver the country from an enormous fascist threat.”
