President-elect Trump on Wednesday encouraged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) to “keep trying” after the congresswoman lost the vote to be the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee in the upcoming Congress.
“Really too bad that AOC lost the Battle for the Leadership Seat in the Democrat Party.
Someday, she will be successful!” Trump wrote in a post Wednesday on Truth Social.
Trump’s comment comes after Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) defeated Ocasio-Cortez in a vote Tuesday.
Following the election, Ocasio-Cortez warned about the potential adverse impact of Trump’s victory, underscoring what she viewed as freedoms that could be threatened by the president-elect.
On Wednesday, President-elect Trump urged Rep. Cortez, Alexandria Ocasio (N. Yep. ) to “keep trying” following the congresswoman’s defeat in the race to be the elected House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s top Democrat in the next Congress.
It’s very unfortunate that AOC lost the Democratic Party’s race for leadership. She should keep attempting. “One day, she will succeed!” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday.
Trump’s remark follows Rep. D-Va. Gerry Connolly. voted Tuesday and defeated Ocasio-Cortez.
With House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N) leading the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee, Connolly’s victory was predicted Monday. Yep. provided the congressman with a boost after it voted in favor of him for the position. Moreover, former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) had endorsed him. who advocated on his behalf.
Connolly has been on the panel for ten years longer than Ocasio-Cortez, but the New York Democrat has established herself as an unreserved champion of progressive principles.
Trump said earlier this year that Ocasio-Cortez, who has been a vocal critic of the Republican leader, has “a good spark” and that he warned aides to former Rep. Crowley, Joe (D-N. Yep. in his 2018 primary against Ocasio-Cortez, implying that she might pose a political threat. She ultimately prevailed over Crowley.
After the election, Ocasio-Cortez highlighted what she saw as freedoms that the president-elect could jeopardize and cautioned about the possible negative effects of Trump’s win.
During an Instagram livestream, Ocasio-Cortez stated, “I’m not here to sugarcoat what we all are about to experience collectively, but I think that what we can do to prepare is build community.”.
In a reference to vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, she had mentioned the Republican trifecta of victories in the White House, both chambers of Congress, and mass deportations. Kennedy Jr. She is concerned about the person Trump has chosen to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
