Posted on 12/07/2021 5:49:16 PM PST by Libloather
Democratic California political leaders have remained silent on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s comment appearing to doubt the existence of smash-and-grab robberies.
"We have to talk about specifics because, for example, we’re actually seeing a lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out," Ocasio-Cortez told The Washington Times in an interview last week. "I believe it’s a Walgreens in California cited it, but the data didn’t back it up."
Fox News reached out to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press team, Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s communication’s director, Sen. Alex Padilla’s press secretary, as well as Mayor London Breed’s and Mayor Eric Garcetti’s respective press teams. Fox News did not receive any response on whether the elected officials agreed with Ocasio-Cortez’s comment.
Republican politicians and business leaders, however, have been vocal in their condemnation of the New York Democrat’s remarks in light of the repeated smash-and-grab crimes that are rocking California.
"I don’t know what data she is talking about," said Rep. Rodney Davis, an Illinois Republican, told the Washington Times.
"Respectfully, the Congresswoman has no idea what she is talking about. Both the data and stack of video evidence makes fairly clear that this is a growing problem in need of solutions," Jason Brewer, Retail Industry Leaders Association senior executive vice president of communications, told the outlet. "If she is not concerned with organized theft and increasingly violent attacks on retail employees, she should just say that."
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“Because they’re scared Shiiteless of her.”
That was my first thought as well, and that is very, very sad state of affairs.
A lot of Hispanics are waking up. I hope those in her district soon see the light.
She’s challenging Nadler for the Pixie Dust and Unicorn Farts trophy.
Biden DOJ is trying to rig Texas elections for Demonrats? And he is still DOJ?
ANYONE who watches the reams of video on conservative news programs of thieves running in and out of stores with arm loads of stuff can understand why this AOC skank is cited as a prime example of an IDIOT!
When your a token your exempt from many things and she is proof of it.
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