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The position puts her at odds with some on the left, such as Rep. Ro Khanna, another potential 2028 contender, who said he wants to find “common ground” with people like Greene.

In a conversation Friday at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics moderated by David Axelrod, the onetime political strategist to President Barack Obama, a student asked Ocasio-Cortez whether she stood by past remarks that there were “legitimate white supremacist sympathizers at the core of the House of Representatives caucus” and, if so, why she worked with some of them.

Ocasio-Cortez did stand by them and said she wasn’t scared of reaching across the aisle, holding up her work with Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn. But she set a clear boundary.

“I personally do not trust someone like Marjorie Taylor Greene, a proven bigot and antisemite, on the issue of what is good for Gazans and Israelis,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “I don’t think it benefits our movement in that instance to align the left with white nationalists. I don’t think it serves us.”

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 13 points 49 minutes ago

MTG says whatever MTG thinks will benefit MTG the most. End of story. She has no morality at all other than what will conveniently serve herself first.

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 2 points 10 minutes ago

Nobody should trust MTG

[–] CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world 27 points 1 hour ago

No shit, Sherlock. I'm not mad at AOC for stating the obvious. I'm mad that she has to in the first place cos Democrats are fucking stupid. Not as stupid as Republicans, but still stupid.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago* (last edited 2 minutes ago)

The self serving, backwards, hateful, idiotic, conspiracy theorist wacko isn't a trustworthy political ally. No shit?

Where you need to, and their broken clock happens to align for good, use the anti-Trump Republicans for their votes. But never ever trust them. They're not your friends and they will fuck you at the first opportunity.

[–] WanderWisley@lemmy.world 1 points 6 minutes ago

I wouldn’t trust MTG with squirt gun at a swimming pool. Yes we all make mistakes and say and do dump things. Yes she has turned her back on Donny and maga but I do believe the minute he dies she will try to recapture the maga movement and mold it in her favor. And when this fails she will just grift another hatful movement. Yes she is still speaking out about Epstein which I will give her credit for but other than that stfu bitch. When we get our country back or what’s left of it you will still go to prison for all the crimes, lies, and pain you caused people. We will at least make sure your last meal is tasty Marge.

[–] valar@lemmy.ca 52 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] tburkhol@slrpnk.net 20 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'd think it would be obvious as a general principle, and I'm kind of surprised that AOC's position is more strict: Don't trust MTG on Gaza or Israel.

[–] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 23 minutes ago

Should just be in general for sure. But i feel like people dont realize that MTG is just against israel becausing she is a raging racist who thinks the jewish cabal is running the world with space lasers.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The fact that she even had to say it to remind people is completely insane

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 3 points 20 minutes ago

She hasn't changed. She joined MAGA for greedy and selfish reason, and she left for the same reasons. She will knife anyone left of her in the back the moment it becomes benificial.

[–] voxthefox@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 hours ago

Ducking Fuh.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 1 points 40 minutes ago

And she's absolutely correct.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago
[–] texture@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

no one should trust that lady, got it.

edit - i obviously mean MTG smh

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 1 points 27 minutes ago

Naw you good