Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has sparked outrage with her latest interview, in which she made baseless claims. In an interview with Kara Swisher for her show “On with Kara Swisher,” AOC revealed her biggest fear about the upcoming election.
The democrat lawmaker claimed that former president Donald Trump would throw her in jail if he won the presidential election. However, her remarks are seen as a desperate attempt to get attention and gain support from her fans.
“I mean, it sounds nuts, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy threw me in jail,” she said. “He’s out of his mind. I mean, he did his whole first campaign around “lock her up.” This is his motto.”
The lawmaker admitted that the former president has a high chance of winning President Joe Biden in the upcoming election.
“Trump does absolutely have a chance to win. That is why I have thrown my support behind Biden early, and I support it vociferously,” AOC said. “It is unequivocal that if Donald Trump wins, we are looking at the potential dissolution of democracy in the U.S. and the question about what would happen to me or the Democratic Party is a joke compared to the question of what is going to happen to our country.”
AOC reveals her biggest fear if 'out of his mind' Trump wins the presidential election as she warns critics to 'take him at his word' https://t.co/QUH9wkBRMv pic.twitter.com/UePp5NL7tW
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) June 9, 2024
AOC admitted a distinct lack of excitement surrounding Biden and his campaign.
“I think when it comes to presidential elections, and especially to young people, I understand the lack of support for President Biden,” she said. “I think the demoralization around the president has caused folks to sometimes tune out on down-ballot candidates that will actually advance more alignment with their interests. And so the answer here is to get into the game, not to get out of it.”
AOC’s baseless claims about the former president wanting to ruin democracy stems from her political desperation. In a recent Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, Trump clarified that he does not wish to divide the country.
AOC Says Trump Will ‘Round Up’ His Political Enemies, Throw Her In Jail If He Wins https://t.co/o6aL3bFlWD
— Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 (@seanhannity) June 10, 2024
“Number one, they’re wrong,” Trump told Hannity. “It has to stop because otherwise, we’re not going to have a country. Look, when this election is over, based on what they’ve done, I would have every right to go after them, and it’s easy because it’s Joe Biden, and you see all the criminality.”