Posted on 01/23/2025 5:17:34 PM PST by fluorescence
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said during a podcast Thursday that she’s concerned about elites and cultural figures openly associating with President Donald Trump.
Numerous celebrities, including musicians and comedians, appeared at Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Ocasio-Cortez, on “The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart” said Trump being “much more normalized” in his second term makes him “so much more dangerous” than he was in his first term.
“What makes this go-around with Trump so much more dangerous than the first time around is … he is much more normalized this time around than he was the first time,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “The first time, people were really on edge. They were on guard. They were very vigilant about any break that he would have with these norms. This time, the norms are becoming him, like the norms are embracing him.”
“Even these little things that … everyday working people may not care about, but they are strong cultural signals — Oscar de la Renta like dressing all of the women [for Trump’s inauguration] — like there’s all these cultural symbols … All of these people that were scared before about being associated with him, from the most common basic level to the most elite level, they’re all-in now because this is now a billionaire feeding frenzy,” she said. “It is a kiss-ass race. It is, ‘How can I show how much fealty I have to Donald Trump in order to get my digs?'”
Trump’s inauguration also saw financial backing from Big Tech companies, some of which had previously banned him from their platforms.
Moreover, left-wing groups protesting Trump’s second presidency on Monday had plans to “fight back” with thousands of participants, but that’s not what occurred. Rather than the expected 10,000 protesters, the Daily Caller News Foundation observed a crowd of dozens standing in the snow and complaining about the icy weather against a backdrop of unused megaphones.
Trump committed to reversing Democratic Party policies. He criticized Democrats during his inaugural address and said “America’s decline is over,” according to a transcript of his remarks.
Something traumatic must have happened to AOC when she was a teenager and her emotional development was frozen so she never matured.
Hysterical!
I’ve often observed that there are only a couple of nice things that could be said about her.😉
How Fascist of the donkey-faced Donk...
,,, how could the script change? It's just unimaginable that everything suddenly got real. How could it be that she lost control of who talks to who?
I would be scared of associating with She Guevara , the stupid sequel!
Bartender says what??
Marko
STFU and let’s see those melons you maroon.
Yes... The very one.
See You Next Tuesday AOC.
In a city that went 96% for Kamala Harris.
A study in opposites from New York, New York. Donald Trump is one of the most brilliant people from NYC. AOC one of the very profoundly stupid people from NYC.
Dems are guilty of using fear on their opponents.
AOC is unhappy it isn’t working as well now.
The Trump train left and you ain’t on it.
I remember when Jon Stewart used to be somewhat normal.
Rather than the expected 10,000 protesters, the Daily Caller News Foundation observed a crowd of dozen.
lol
What’s more concerning is that a radical communist like AOC has been normalized
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