Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) falsely claimed at the Democratic National Convention that Vice President Kamala Harris is "working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza" -- even though Harris's own campaign is actively touting her one-sided commitment to the Jewish state. Aaron Maté @aaronjmate
After grassroots pressure, AOC said in March that the Biden admin is complicit in an unfolding genocide in Gaza.
Now given a primetime appearance at the DNC, AOC forgets the whole genocide thing and falsely claims that Kamala Harris is working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.
This came on the same day that the Biden-Harris admin pulled off their latest ceasefire scam that lets Israel dictate the terms.
What an insult to Palestinians and everyone else actually working tirelessly to pressure the genocide-complicit, ceasefire-blocking admin that AOC is whitewashing.
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"After grassroots pressure, AOC said in March that the Biden admin is complicit in an unfolding genocide in Gaza," Aaron Mate commented Tuesday on X. "Now given a primetime appearance at the DNC [on Monday night], AOC forgets the whole genocide thing and falsely claims that Kamala Harris 'is working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.' "
"This came on the same day that the Biden-Harris admin pulled off their latest ceasefire scam that lets Israel dictate the terms," he added. "What an insult to Palestinians and everyone else actually working tirelessly to pressure the genocide-complicit, ceasefire-blocking admin that AOC is whitewashing."
The official TikTok account of the Harris campaign promoted the lie to their overwhelmingly pro-Palestine audience on TikTok: