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Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
AOC's 'tough girl' persona undermined by yearbook reveal
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 'Bronx girl' narrative was shattered when a New York State Republican lawmaker exposed her yearbook photo from a top-ranked, high-performing public school. On Tuesday, State Assemblyman Matt Slater jumped into the online clash between AOC and President Donald Trump, after the liberal progressive called for Trump's impeachment over his approval of airstrikes on Iran without congressional authorization. The online clash ignited a fiery exchange between AOC and Trump, during which the congresswoman appeared to invoke her Bronx roots as a source of her toughness. 'Also, I'm a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully,' AOC wrote to X in regards to the president's Queens upbringing. But Slater (pictured) escalated the debate by unveiling a yearbook photo of her as a high school freshman in the affluent suburb of Yorktown, Westchester County - a 40-minute drive from the Bronx. 'If you're a BX girl then why are you in my Yorktown yearbook?' Slater wrote on X. 'Give it up already.' Alongside his tweet, the Republican lawmaker posted two images: a black-and-white throwback of a young, smiling AOC, and the 2004 yearbook cover from Yorktown High School. In a statement to The New York Post, he dismissed the 'AOC-Bronx mythology' as 'laughable,' adding that the claim is just as laughable to the 36,000 residents of the Westchester community. 'The truth is AOC is Sandy Cortez who went to Yorktown High School and lived at the corner of Friends Road and Longvue Street,' Slater told the outlet. 'She may think it makes her look tough or like some kind of champion for the radical left who voted for Zohran Mamdani, but she really needs to come clean and drop the act,' he added. The takedown came shortly after AOC - who represents parts of both the Bronx and Queens - called for Trump's impeachment following his order to deploy a dozen 30,000-pound 'bunker buster' bombs that reportedly 'obliterated' Iran's three largest nuclear facilities. 'The president's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,' she said on Saturday. 'He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.' Trump swiftly fired back, challenging her to 'go ahead and try impeaching me, again.' 'Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the 'dumbest' people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before,' he wrote in retaliation. Trump then noted that the liberal firebrand 'can't stand the concept of our country being successful again,' because members of her party 'aren't used to winning.' After that came the personal attacks on the congresswoman's intelligence, as Trump added 'when we examine her test scores, we will find out that she is not qualified for office.' Less than an hour later, AOC replied to Trump's jab, writing: 'Mr. President, don't take your anger out on me - I'm just a silly girl. Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war,' she added. 'It only took you five months to break almost every promise you made.' But Slater - representing parts of both Putnam and Westchester counties - quickly jumped in, posting the two photos with the caption beneath one : 'Here's the Yorktown High School '04 yearbook pic. Friends Road looks nothing like the Bronx.' The 35-year-old left-wing congresswoman has faced scrutiny over her suburban upbringing since her unexpected triumph in 2018 catapulted her onto the national stage. During her campaign, AOC highlighted her deep personal ties to the borough by sharing stories of her childhood and neighborhood life, aiming to authentically connect with Bronx voters and present herself as 'one of their own.' Even during a segment with late-night host Stephen Colbert during Trump's first term, she reaffirmed her Bronx identity, telling him, 'I don't think he knows how to deal with a girl from the Bronx.' However, at just five years old, AOC moved with her family to a modest two-bedroom house on a quiet street in Yorktown Heights - a suburban relocation driven by the search for better schools, according to a 2018 article by The New York Times. In 2007, the congresswoman graduated from Yorktown High School before attending Boston University, where she studied economics and international relations—and briefly engaged with establishment politics - before returning to the Bronx. Once back in the borough, she began advocating for improved childhood education and literacy - and even launched a children's book publishing company aimed at portraying the Bronx in a more positive light. Despite criticism of her suburban roots, AOC has continued to lean into and defend her Bronx narrative, arguing that her time in Yorktown highlighted the stark disparities people face based on where they're born. 'It is nice. Growing up, it was a good town for working people,' she said in reference to Yorktown in a 2018 tweet. 'My mom scrubbed toilets so I could live here & I grew up seeing how the zip code one is born in determines much of their opportunity.' AOC's biography notes that she was born in the Parkchester neighborhood of the Bronx before her family moved north to Yorktown. 'Alexandria's mother was born and raised in Puerto Rico and worked throughout her childhood as a domestic worker,' her biography reads. 'Alexandria's father was a second-generation Bronxite, who ran a small business in The Bronx.' Throughout her childhood, Representative Ocasio-Cortez traveled regularly to The Bronx to spend time with her extended family,' it adds. 'From an early age, the stark contrast in educational opportunities available to her and her cousins, based on their respective zip codes, made an impression on her.'
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Trump fires back at AOC after impeachment threat
President Donald Trump is firing back at a top Democrat critic who suggested he should be removed from office for authorizing strikes on Iran's nuclear sites. Over the weekend, Trump directed the U.S. military to deploy a dozen 30,000-pound 'bunker buster' bombs that 'obliterated' Iran's three largest nuclear facilities. 'The strikes were a spectacular military success,' Trump said in a late-night address to the nation from the White House on Saturday. New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the first prominent lawmaker to suggest that Trump should be impeached for his bold action. 'The president's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,' she said on Saturday. 'He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.' Now, Trump is firing back at AOC telling her to 'go ahead and try impeaching me, again,' adding 'make my day!' 'Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the 'dumbest' people in Congress , is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before,' he wrote. Trump then noted that AOC 'can't stand the concept of our country being successful again,' because members of her party 'aren't used to winning.' After that came the personal attacks on the congresswoman's intelligence, as Trump added 'when we examine her test scores, we will find out that she is not qualified for office.' The Daily Mail reached out to AOC for comment on Trump's rant. Other far left lawmakers were not spared from the president's ire, as he noted that despite her allegedly low qualifications, Ocasio-Cortez was still smarter that Jasmine Crockett and Ilhan Omar. Trump also patted himself on the back, noting that under his leadership, America was 'just now coming back from that Radical Left experiment with Sleepy Joe, Kamala, and 'the autopen,' in charge.' The president said the New York Democrat should additionally follow his lead and set her own house in order first, before sticking her nose in other people's business: 'Instead of her constant complaining, Alexandria should go back home to Queens, where I was also brought up, and straighten out her filthy, disgusting, crime ridden streets, in the District she 'represents,' and which she never goes to anymore,' Trump added. Speaking to Ocasio-Cortez' political future, Trump said 'she better start worrying about her own Primary, before she thinks about beating our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin' Chuck Schumer, whose career is definitely on very thin ice!' 'She and her Democrat friends have just hit the Lowest Poll Numbers in Congressional History, so go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, make my day!' Trump concluded defiantly. Ocasio-Cortez responded to Trump on X, formerly Twitter, writing 'Mr. President, don't take your anger out on me - I'm just a silly girl. Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war. It only took you 5 months to break almost every promise you made.' The New York City Democrat additionally noted in a follow up post, 'also, I'm a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully.' Ocasio-Cortez is not the only member of her party to call for Trump's ousting after the Commander in Chief approved strikes on Iran's nuclear sites Saturday evening. Speaking on the floor of the U.S House of Representatives Tuesday morning, Democratic Texas Congressman Al Green took his party's threats one step further, declaring that he was set to introduce articles of impeachment against the president later today. It comes months after Green threatened to file impeachment articles against Trump after his backing of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians in Gaza, the territory out of which Hamas terrorists are operating.
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Trump taunts 'stupid' AOC in savage rant after threat of impeachment over Iran strikes
President Donald Trump is firing back at a top Democrat critic who suggested he should be removed from office for authorizing strikes on Iran 's nuclear sites. Over the weekend, Trump directed the U.S. military to deploy a dozen 30,000-pound 'bunker buster' bombs that 'obliterated' Iran's three largest nuclear facilities. 'The strikes were a spectacular military success,' Trump said in a late-night address to the nation from the White House on Saturday. New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the first prominent lawmaker to suggest that Trump should be impeached for his bold action. 'The president's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,' she said on Saturday. 'He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment.' Now, Trump is firing back at AOC telling her to 'go ahead and try impeaching me, again,' adding 'make my day!' 'Stupid AOC, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of the 'dumbest' people in Congress, is now calling for my Impeachment, despite the fact that the Crooked and Corrupt Democrats have already done that twice before,' he wrote. Trump then noted that AOC 'can't stand the concept of our country being successful again,' because members of her party 'aren't used to winning.' After that came the personal attacks on the congresswoman's intelligence, as Trump added 'when we examine her test scores, we will find out that she is not qualified for office.' The Daily Mail reached out to AOC for comment on Trump's rant. Other far left lawmakers were not spared from the president's ire, as he noted that despite her allegedly low qualifications, Ocasio-Cortez was still smarter that Jasmine Crockett and Ilhan Omar. Trump also patted himself on the back, noting that under his leadership, America was 'just now coming back from that Radical Left experiment with Sleepy Joe, Kamala, and 'the autopen,' in charge.' The president said the New York Democrat should additionally follow his lead and set her own house in order first, before sticking her nose in other people's business: 'Instead of her constant complaining, Alexandria should go back home to Queens, where I was also brought up, and straighten out her filthy, disgusting, crime ridden streets, in the District she 'represents,' and which she never goes to anymore,' Trump added. Speaking to Ocasio-Cortez' political future, Trump said 'she better start worrying about her own Primary, before she thinks about beating our Great Palestinian Senator, Cryin' Chuck Schumer, whose career is definitely on very thin ice!' 'She and her Democrat friends have just hit the Lowest Poll Numbers in Congressional History, so go ahead and try Impeaching me, again, make my day!' Trump concluded defiantly. Trump taunts 'stupid' AOC in savage rant after threat of impeachment over Iran strikes on June 24th, 2025 Ocasio-Cortez responded to Trump on X, formerly Twitter, writing 'Mr. President, don't take your anger out on me - I'm just a silly girl. Take it out on whoever convinced you to betray the American people and our Constitution by illegally bombing Iran and dragging us into war. It only took you 5 months to break almost every promise you made.' The New York City Democrat additionally noted in a follow up post, 'also, I'm a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully.' Ocasio-Cortez is not the only member of her party to call for Trump's ousting after the Commander in Chief approved strikes on Iran's nuclear sites Saturday evening. Speaking on the floor of the U.S House of Representatives Tuesday morning, Democratic Texas Congressman Al Green took his party's threats one step further, declaring that he was set to introduce articles of impeachment against the president later today. Also, I'm a Bronx girl. You should know that we can eat Queens boys for breakfast. Respectfully. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 24, 2025 . @RepAlGreen: "I believe that the president of the United States has committed an impeachable today, I bring these articles of impeachment to the floor, and I will call for a vote. I believe that the hour of decision is upon us..." — CSPAN (@cspan) June 24, 2025 The President's disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers. He has impulsively risked launching a war that may ensnare us for generations. It is absolutely and clearly grounds for impeachment. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 22, 2025 This is not about the merits of Iran's nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense. — Sean Casten (@SeanCasten) June 22, 2025 Illinois Democrat Sean Casten was another member of the House to call for the President to be ousted on Saturday. 'This is not about the merits of Iran's nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense,' Casten wrote, within an hour of Trump announcing the successful attack Saturday night.
CBS News
19-06-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Democrats accuse Trump administration of weaponizing law enforcement to silence political foes
Rep. Eric Swalwell is no stranger to fighting legal battles. Swalwell, in his seventh term as a Democrat representing the Bay Area of California, served as an impeachment manager in President Trump's first impeachment trial in 2020. Swalwell is also the plaintiff in a four-year civil lawsuit seeking damages from Mr. Trump for the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021. But Swalwell, an attorney and former local prosecutor in Alameda County, is so concerned about legal peril during the second Trump term, he has taken out a liability insurance policy to protect himself. Swalwell confirmed he had done so in a text message to CBS News. In a social media post last month, Swalwell accused the Trump administration of targeting Democratic legislators like his colleague, New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver, who was charged with assaulting law enforcement officers at an immigration detention center. Rep. LaMonica McIver demands the release of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka after his arrest while protesting outside an ICE detention center in Newrk, N.J. on May 9, 2025. Angelina Katsanis / AP Swalwell — who has not been charged with a crime — wrote on X, "A RED LINE has been crossed. Trump is prosecuting his political enemies in Congress. This is just the beginning. We must take whatever we've done before to show dissent and go one rung higher." Last week's handcuffing of Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat who was forcibly removed from a news conference and briefly cuffed by federal agents after publicly questioning Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, has raised criticisms that the Trump administration has broken norms — and escalated tensions — by allowing federal law enforcement to arrest or detain elected officials who dissent. Sen. Alex Padilla, a Democrat from California, is removed from the room after interrupting a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles on June 12, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP The Padilla incident occurred weeks after the arrests of McIver and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, also a Democrat, after a May 9 confrontation with federal agents outside the Delaney Hall immigration facility in Newark. Prosecutors dropped the case against Baraka, but McIver faces felony charges and the prospect of a multi-year prison sentence if convicted. She has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors allege McIver struck agents with her arms during the incident. The Department of Homeland Security accused the elected officials of "breaking into" the detention center. McIver responded to her indictment in a statement that said, "The facts of this case will prove I was simply doing my job and will expose these proceedings for what they are: a brazen attempt at political intimidation." In the latest incident, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, a Democrat running for mayor, was detained by immigration agents Tuesday at a Manhattan courthouse. New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander is placed under arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and FBI agents outside federal immigration court on June 17, 2025, in New York. Olga Fedorova / AP In a sequence of events captured on video, Lander was seen holding onto a man, whom he identified as Edgardo, following the man's immigration hearing. Video then showed masked immigration agents trying to take the man into custody, and then taking Lander into custody as he asked to see a warrant. Federal law enforcement officials said Lander was arrested "for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer." He was released four hours later, with his wife and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul by his side. No charges were filed against him. The series of arrests began with the case of Hannah Dugan in April. Dugan, an elected Wisconsin circuit court judge, has pleaded not guilty to charges of obstructing federal agents, for allegedly rerouting a criminal defendant from her courtroom to avoid immigration agents. Dugan's July 21 trial date was delayed Wednesday, as a judge considers a motion from Dugan to dismiss the case. Raskin alleges "strong-arm tactics" to "silence and intimidate" The arrests, detentions and handcuffings are inflaming an already toxic political moment and supercharging complaints by Democrats that Mr. Trump is seeking to use law enforcement powers to subdue his opposition. "Trump and his enforcers want to handcuff and jail members of the legislative branch who perform oversight," said Rep. Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat who is the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. Raskin told CBS News, "These strong-arm tactics are meant to silence and intimidate people, but they only strengthen our conviction." Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) speaks with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol on March 31, 2025. Francis Chung / POLITICO via AP Images In a statement to CBS News, a White House spokeswoman said, "Here's the real story: why do so many Democrat officials feel emboldened to brazenly break the law and then complain when they are held accountable?" "It's alarming Democrats think they can obstruct federal law enforcement, assault ICE agents, or physically push law enforcement officers while charging a cabinet secretary, without consequence — it's even more alarming that the media is encouraging and defending this lawless behavior," the spokesperson said. After his case was dismissed, Baraka filed a civil suit against the U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, Alina Habba, who not only filed the criminal case, but posted about Baraka's arrest on social media. The lawsuit accuses Habba of defamation and seeks damages for what it calls "false arrest and malicious prosecution." The criminal cases are a burden to public officials, who must pay legal costs and expend time on court hearings. Defense attorneys for McIver noted she has juggled initial proceedings in her case in Newark with her duties in the U.S. Capitol, during a busy month in the House since the May 9 incident. In her filing to dismiss her obstruction case, Dugan argued the Justice Department was violating separation of powers and unlawfully exceeding its authority. "The government's prosecution here reaches directly into a state courthouse, disrupting active proceedings, and interferes with the official duties of an elected judge," she argued. The legal battles are separate from the political acrimony that has been fueled by the physical confrontations, including the handcuffing of Padilla last week — which the Department of Homeland Security claims happened after Padilla "lunged toward" Noem. In a tearful floor speech Tuesday, Padilla asked, "How many Americans in the year 2025 see a vindictive president on a tour of retribution?" As part of her statement to CBS News, the White House spokeswoman said, "Democrats are disingenuously characterizing their behavior with the help of the Fake News media. And we look forward to CBS's coverage of Democrat smears against law enforcement officials, including comparing them to Nazis, leading to a 413% increase in assaults against ICE officers." As for Swalwell, he isn't the only congressional Democrat to seek out liability insurance to protect his legal future. According to a report last week by the NOTUS digital news outlet, multiple Democrats have done the same. According to the report in NOTUS, one unnamed House Democrat said, "That's just, unfortunately, the nature of the job right now and it's terrible."
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Absolute Betrayal': Joe Rogan Regular Turns On Trump, Calls For Impeachment
Comedian Dave Smith, a libertarian and frequent guest on Joe Rogan's podcast who endorsed Donald Trump in 2024, is now apologizing for his support of the president due to his recent handling of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. 'He should be impeached and removed for this one,' said Smith, referring to his endorsement as a 'bad calculation,' in remarks that stunned the hosts of the 'Breaking Points' program on Monday. He later continued, 'All of his supporters should turn on him, it's the absolute betrayal of everything he ran and campaigned on and everything that he stood for.' Trump — amid days of missiles exchanged between Israel and Iran— hasn't ruled out U.S. involvement in the conflict and claimed that Iranian officials would 'like to talk' at the negotiating table to wind down tensions. By Monday evening, he scolded Iran for not signing a deal, calling the move a 'shame' and a 'waste of human life' before stressing that the country shouldn't have a nuclear weapon while calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran. Over the years, Trump has notably touted himself as being anti-war, labeled himself as a 'peacemaker' during his second inaugural address and also openly advised against getting involved in any Iranian regime change. Smith argued that Iran's leadership has now been pushed to a point where they 'probably don't feel that they have the option not to respond' after strikes that killed the country's top military officials and hit its nuclear facilities. 'And Donald Trump telling them to come back to the negotiating table now is a joke, I mean, what an impotent leader to be sitting there coming back to the negotiating table,' he said. 'It's like sitting after Pearl Harbor and telling FDR, 'Now's the time to go negotiate with the Japanese. Negotiations are over now, the time for negotiations was before this.' Smith later predicted that the president is 'going to lose his coalition' over his handling of the most recent conflict. 'I don't just speak for myself when I say there are a lot of us who simply will not go along with this, so it's just a devastating mistake,' he emphasized. Trump To Depart The G7 Early As Conflict Between Israel And Iran Shows Signs Of Intensifying Trump Escalates His Feud With Tucker Carlson Over Israel And Iran US Bolsters Trump's Middle East Military Options By Moving Refueling Aircraft, Officials Say
