No one ever accused politicians of being the brightest. They let their ignorance shine through more often than not.
And now a top US Congresswoman is utterly embarrassed after making this idiotic claim on live TV.
AOC’s Rally Stirs Division Debate
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took the stage at a “Fighting Oligarchy” rally in Idaho alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., urging supporters not to fall for what she called Republican attempts to divide Americans by race and culture.
Her remarks, part of a nationwide tour, come as President Donald Trump pushes to eliminate identity politics from public and private sectors.
“The only chance they have to get away with such an unpopular and hurtful agenda is to stoke deep divisions along race, identity and culture to keep us fighting and distracted. It’s not going to work anymore,” AOC declared.
“Don’t let them trick us into thinking we are enemies. Don’t let them trick us into being weak and being into thinking we can be separated into rural and urban, black and white and Latino.”
The rally targeted “billionaire oligarchs,” including Trump, framing them as threats to working-class interests, despite Trump’s focus on policies aimed at unifying the nation through merit-based systems.
Trump’s Bold Anti-DEI Agenda
President Trump has made dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives a hallmark of his administration, arguing they foster division rather than unity. His executive actions target what he describes as harmful policies introduced by prior administrations.
“Prior to harmful changes introduced by the Obama and Biden administrations, the United States military offered equality of opportunity to every American capable of and interested in serving their country,” Trump stated in an early Executive Order. “Yet these two administrations exploited the military in favor of identity politics—harming our national defense, undermining the non-political nature of our military, and eroding morale and recruitment.”
Trump’s reforms extend to federal hiring, universities, and private businesses, aiming to root out what he calls discriminatory practices.
A March White House fact sheet proudly noted, “President Trump is restoring fairness and accountability in federal hiring, and terminating DEI across the federal government,” criticizing Biden-era programs that tied outcomes to race, sex, or ethnicity as “illegal and immoral.”
Identity Politics Under Scrutiny
The 2024 election underscored the pitfalls of identity politics, with some pointing to it as a factor in Vice President Kamala Harris’ loss to Trump.
Political analyst Eddie Glaude, speaking on NPR, observed, “The only thing that was woke or representational about [Kamala Harris’] campaign was her, her body, the fact that she was a woman of color. So I think that the concern, the so-called backlash, to tending to the diversity of the nation actually proves the point.”
While AOC and Sanders rally against what they see as divisive tactics, Republicans argue their approach risks perpetuating the very divisions they claim to oppose.
Trump’s administration, by contrast, champions a vision of fairness and equal opportunity, seeking to move beyond identity-based policies to strengthen national unity and restore trust in institutions.
