- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez excited GOP leaders on Saturday, saying a lack of accountability for the January 6 riots on the Capitol would prevent any “cure” of the violent episode in which five people were killed.
- The second-term New York Democrat has asked her Republican colleagues to assist in removing President Donald Trump from office.
- “Let’s be very clear,” she tweeted. “The officials who insist on no serious consequences after the attack on our country on Wednesday – including the accusation, removal, eviction and / or charge of officials who helped, supported or incited the attack, open the door so that it can again happen.”
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez excited GOP leaders on Saturday, saying a lack of accountability for the January 6 riots would prevent any “cure” of the violent episode in which five people died, including a Capitol police officer.
Ocasio-Cortez taken to Twitter to frustrate Republicans, many of whom have chosen to justify President Donald Trump’s disillusioned election challenges used by rioters as a justification for trying to prevent President Joe Biden’s election election from being certified.
“Let us be very clear,” she wrote. “The officials who insist on no serious consequences after the attack on our country on Wednesday – including the accusation, removal, eviction and / or charge of officials who helped, supported or incited the attack, open the door so that it can again happen.”
—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) 9 January 2021
The New York Democrat in the second term, who asked her Republican colleagues to take part in the pressure for Trump’s resignation, stressed that the deadly riots would have major consequences for the country.
Read more: Elected President Biden has expressed confidence that his inauguration will be safe. A few hours later, Twitter warned that there was another DC Capitol attack on January 17th.
“Since IDP leaders seem to need a reminder: there is no ‘cure’ for this without accountability,” Ocasio-Cortez added in another tweet. And there is no ‘unity’ with white supremacists. You know that the president’s state has deviated dangerously. If you’re too weak to do something about it, you’re too weak to serve. ‘
—Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) 9 January 2021
On Friday, Ocasio-Cortez wrote that Trump is endangering the lives of all members, not just Democrats.
“To my GOP colleagues: know that this president has sparked an uprising and incited his crowd not only to find, harm and possibly kill even Democrats. He * will * allow opportunities of physical harm against you if you’re not loyal to him. Remove him, ” did she tweet.
Last week, Ocasio-Cortez declared Missouri Senator Josh Hawley, who was the first Republican in the Senate, to object to the certification on January 6, after a publisher canceled his upcoming book amid the riots. .
“Your insurgents have been punching and attacking our elections unfounded,” did she tweet. “Your actions sparked a riot and you raised money in the chaos. Five people were killed. Even your GOP colleagues removed some of your actions.”
Trump, who faces a possible indictment by House Democrats next week, has seen it a spate of staff resignations the past few days in response to his handling of the situation, including Transport Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.