A group of protesters, some beating drums, disrupted yet another town hall meeting hosted by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a figure often associated with the far-left wing of the Democratic Party. Video footage captured attendees vocally chanting, “AOC has got to go,” while others chose a more subdued form of protest, silently holding placards and maintaining unbroken eye contact with the congresswoman, who remains a polarizing figure in national politics.
In a notably theatrical gesture, Ocasio-Cortez responded by perching on the edge of the stage and feigning a dance to the rhythm of the chants—an apparent attempt to defuse or perhaps trivialize the moment.
Among the demonstrators, one individual mimicked being handcuffed in an overt act of mockery, referencing an incident from the previous year in which Ocasio-Cortez was criticized for allegedly simulating being arrested during a political demonstration.
Ocasio-Cortez eventually lost patience with the disruption and attempted to deescalate the situation by encouraging dialogue with the protesters.
“Ma’am, with all due respect, you keep saying ‘ask us why’ — but you’ve been speaking for 20 minutes. We understand your frustration,” she said. “Let’s have a conversation about it.”
Many scolded the sitting member for her apparent disregard for the views of the people who put her in office.
A user identified by the handle @nashland wrote, ‘You are an embarrassment and disgrace, sitting there ‘dancing’ at your town hall meeting instead of addressing the very serious issues people are raising. You think war is funny?’
Tiffany Justice, the cofounder of parents’ rights group Moms for Liberty, wrote: ‘Any good leader would be thoughtful when handling constituents who are upset with their leadership. Not this woman.
Your own constituents heckled you the other night and you just started dancing and degrading them? Hopefully they’re actually waking up and realizing that you have yet to pass one single piece of legislation for them or anyone else and they’ll vote you out of office!’ wrote Brent Smith.
‘Watch as AOC sits, legs spread wife open, mocking her constituents by dancing and stocking out her tongue as they tell her they want her out of office. Gross,’ she added.
This is the second town hall event in recent days at which the progressive politician has faced heckling for her actions in DC.
Last week, she was booed at a town hall in the Bronx. Her former supporters challenged her decision to continue sending military aid to Ukraine.
“You supported funding and mobilizing resources for Ukrainian extremists,” he shouted.
“You’ve taken no meaningful action. Tulsi Gabbard displayed courage, while you’ve shown none,” he added, referencing the former Democratic presidential candidate’s recent departure from the Democratic Party.
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