New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed the Trump campaign after a comedian referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of trash” during Trump’s rally, and spoke out against Latino voters Monday morning. He called on the former president to recognize that he viewed Puerto Rico as “unimportant.” , a worthless and unnecessary part of the United States of America. ”
“None of this was a coincidence,” Democrat Ocasio-Cortez told Kate Bolduan on CNN News Central. “The words were vetted by the Trump campaign, and because the person was speaking on behalf of the Trump campaign, they were approved by the Trump campaign.”
She continued, “He believes, as we have seen, that Latinos are an unimportant, unappreciated, and unnecessary part of the United States.”
Hinchcliffe made an offensive joke attacking Puerto Rico on Sunday in New York, the city with the largest Puerto Rican population in the continental United States.
“There’s a lot going on. I don’t know if you know this or not, but right now we literally have floating islands of trash in the middle of the ocean,” Mr Hinchliffe said. “I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s family is from Puerto Rico, and she told CNN that the comment was an “authentic depiction” of what President Trump believes and thinks about the country.
“That’s what these people believe. And they’re not kidding.”
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The congressman said former President Donald Trump’s policies after Hurricane Maria in 2017 left the island devastated and struggling to rebuild, and Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent pledge to focus on economic development in the region This was in stark contrast to his election promise.
Bolduan asked the congresswoman, after pointing out that Harris was moving toward the center on issues like fracking, the border wall and Medicare for All. Do you like that shift? ”
Ocasio-Cortez did not directly answer Bolduan’s questions, instead reiterating her support for progressive policies, including expanding Medicare and lowering the age of eligibility and plans to provide a path to citizenship and document people’s lives. said it should be. To deal with illegal immigration.
But she added, “I know which candidate progressives have a chance against. It’s not Donald Trump, it’s Kamala Harris.”
