cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/33487836
By MEE staff
Published date: 21 July 2025 21:11 BSTThe New York lawmaker voted against an amendment by Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene last week that sought to block $500m in Congress’ annual defence spending bill for Israel’s Iron Dome programme.
Fellow Democrats Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar [as well as Democrats Al Green of Texas, Summer Lee of Pennsylvania and Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky - PL] had supported Taylor Greene’s amendment, which eventually lost in a 422-6 vote.
In a post on X on Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Greene’s amendment did “nothing to cut off offensive aid to Israel nor end the flow of US munitions being used in Gaza”.
I really can’t understand why everyone is so upset with her. She’s done everyone a massive favour and shown her hand. There’s no way in the future she can pretend to be “right on” while really being controlled opposition.
She has, by her own hand, alienated a generation of young voters who will never trust her again.
She has done more in one vote and a shit half-arsed explanation than a multitude of leftists trying to convince people of what she really is for several years!
We do not give clemency for those who show their hand, they will get sent to the mines all the same.
I didn’t say she should be shown any clemency. She let the mask slip. Every leftist now is…
And theres this… https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-israeli-startup-entrepreneurs-played-roles-in-rise-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/