Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, nan firebrand progressive Democrat, sparked MAGA outrage connected Monday arsenic she branded Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally a 'mini January 6' event.
Trump's run hosted nan highly-anticipated run rally astatine historical MSG successful AOC's hometown New York City Sunday that drew 20,000 MAGA supporters, pinch thousands much turned distant from nan capacity event.
The MSG rally was billed arsenic a governmental homecoming for nan Republican erstwhile president, who's primitively from nan city's Queens borough. Congressional 'Squad' personnel AOC represents parts of Queens and nan Bronx.
But Trump's return to New York sparked contention after Tony Hinchcliffe, a comedian, opened nan rally pinch a set that joked astir Puerto Rico being an 'island of garbage' - on pinch immoderate disparaging cracks astir Hispanics and Blacks.
The jokes caused galore outlets and critics, including AOC, to overgarment nan full arena arsenic 'racist' contempt nan Trump run quickly disavowing them.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, who is Puerto Rican, slammed nan comedian and nan Trump run for nan rally astatine MSG, declaring connected MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Monday morning, 'This was a dislike rally.'
'This was not conscionable a run rally,' she maintained. 'I deliberation it's important for group to understand these are mini January 6 rallies, these are mini stop-the-steal rallies.'
Supporters of Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump respond arsenic Elon Musk takes shape during a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden, Sunday successful New York
The socialist-backed New York Democrat went truthful acold to opportunity that nan rally incited unit and hatred against Latinos, blacks and childless Americans.
'We person to understand really unhinged this run has gotten, and nan only logic that nan rhetoric has gotten this acold is precisely because they are trying to premier nan benignant of froth that led up to nan January 6 onslaught connected nan Capitol,' Ocasio-Cortez claimed to nan left-leaning MSNBC hosts.
Following nan MSG rally and nan consequent outrage prompted by nan Hinchcliffe's jokes, Trump run elder advisor Danielle Alvarez put retired a statement putting region betwixt nan ex-president and nan comedian.
'This joke does not bespeak nan views of President Trump aliases nan campaign,' she wrote.
However, AOC said she is not buying nan excuse, and besides denied that Hinchcliffe is simply a comedian.
'They knew precisely who was going to opportunity what earlier they went on,' nan congresswoman said.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., likened Donald Trump's Madison Square Garden rally to a dislike fest that incited unit against achromatic people, Latinos and childless Americans
"This was a dislike rally. This was not conscionable a statesmanlike rally, this was not conscionable a run rally. I deliberation it's important for group to understand these are mini January 6 rallies, these are mini Stop nan Steal rallies." -@aoc @repaoc connected Trump's New York City rally pic.twitter.com/c57RXnVo3d
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) October 28, 2024'They're trying to blasted this rhetoric connected a truthful called comedian. This is not a comedian,' AOC blasted. 'This is nan Trump campaign, these are they invited this rhetoric connected their shape for a reason.'
Hinchcliffe, for his part, hosts a live, play stand-up drama show that boasts millions of followers crossed various platforms. His show regularly receives millions of views connected YouTube alone.
Responding to AOC's declaration that nan MSG rally was a hate-fest, MAGA supporters tore into nan Democrat for choosing to instrumentality nan flames of incendiary rhetoric surrounding nan erstwhile president.
'AoC is nan dumbest personification successful Congress,' blimpish show big Cash Loren wrote connected X.
'There person been 2 attempts connected Trumps life, and Morning Joe has nan nervus to impeach Trump of ramping up nan rhetoric erstwhile they are comparing him to [Hitler].'
Former US First Lady Melania Trump applauds her hubby erstwhile US President and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump aft he said astatine a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden
Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe speaks during nan MSG rally connected Sunday
Another personification connected X posted: 'I watched it and saw nary dislike whatsoever. I deliberation what you guys are worried astir is really wonderfully divers and unified nan MAGA activity has become. It's clip to do what is bully for nan state and spewing inaccuracies isn't what nan group are looking for.'
Conservative Joey Mannarino clapped backmost astatine nan Democrat, posting: 'AOC conscionable called nan MSG rally a 'mini January 6th'.
'The only point it had successful communal pinch January 6th is that AOC wasn't successful nan building for either.'
Another relationship posted that MSNBC's 'coverage of this rally has erstwhile again exposed that nan propaganda property is simply a crab connected America.'
'AOC calls Trump’s rally a 'hate rally.' These group really don’t get it, do they?' different pro-Trump relationship posted connected X.
'They called america deplorables and now they are taking it moreover further… The champion measurement to woody pinch this is to spell VOTE!'