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AOC Perfectly Shames Republicans Who Won't Hold Town Halls After Her Town Hall Video Goes Viral

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
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After a video of one of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's town halls went viral, AOC ripped Republicans for "hiding from the public."

New York Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ripped Republicans for "hiding from the public" after a video of one of her town halls went viral, a stark contrast from Republicans who've retreated from their own voters amid criticisms of President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign policy agenda.

Republican lawmakers returning home for their first congressional recess since Trump’s inauguration encountered heated reactions from their constituents. While many of the loudest criticisms came from self-identified Democrats, a notable number of questions challenging lawmakers also came from Republican voters.


Republicans often favor more controlled formats like telephone town halls over in-person events to avoid public confrontations, but even before this recess, they had been hearing growing frustration through a surge of calls to their offices.

With their slim House majority, the GOP faces a precarious position. A voter backlash could endanger their most vulnerable members in next year’s midterm elections, and the discontent is emerging not just in competitive districts but also in deeply Republican strongholds, signaling a wider issue for the party.

Progressive activist Jack Cocchiarella noted that one of Ocasio-Cortez's recent town halls was packed with constituents who attended to hear her actively address their concerns, many who were anti-AOC and as well as many supporters.

In response, AOC quote tweeted the video and shamed Republicans for not giving their own voters the same consideration.

She wrote:

"Literally. Right wingers have been trolling me and disrupting our town halls for years. Anyone who lets this stuff be an excuse to hide from the public and stop doing town halls is not cut out for the job."
"Criticism is part of the gig. Take it on the chin and move on."

You can see her post below.

Many echoed her criticisms of the GOP.


Trump himself has dismissed GOP voters' concerns, claiming baselessly in a post on Truth Social that the audiences at their town halls have been made up of "paid troublemakers" that are secretly Democrats.

Trump—who won with 49.78% of the popular vote, securing the narrowest margin of victory for a president since Richard Nixon’s 1968 election—said that this latest conspiracy theory of his own creation is "all part of the game for the Democrats, but just like our big LANDSLIDE ELECTION, it’s not going to work for them!”

Unsurprisingly, House Speaker Mike Johnson—who regularly dismisses criticisms of the Trump agenda—backed Trump's lies in a CNN appearance last week, saying that Democrats "went to the events early and filled up the seats" to make it look like "what is happening in Washington is unpopular."

But unpopular it is: The most recent Reuters/Ipsos survey found that 34% of Americans say that the country is headed in the right direction, compared to 49% who say it is off on the wrong track.

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