Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., once an outsider who vowed to take on the Democratic establishment, is finally being embraced by her own party. The progressive member of Congress took to the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night to give a full-throated endorsement of Kamala Harris for president and was met with rapturous applause and chants of her now-famous initials.
As pro-Palestine protesters gathered in Chicago to disrupt the DNC, however, Ocasio-Cortez also used her speech to push a talking point that Harris and the Biden administration are working to end Israel’s war in Gaza. Hers was the first mention of Gaza on the DNC stage.
“She is working tirelessly to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and bringing the hostages home,” Ocasio-Cortez told the crowd, of Harris.
The Harris campaign quickly clipped and posted a video of the moment to TikTok……more
