Ana Kasparian says AOC showed a ‘devastating level of weakness’ on Israel
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Ana Kasparian said on an episode of “The Young Turks” that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) has shown a “devastating level of weakness” in past votes on Israel after speaking publicly on social media.
“I’m tired of AOC being incredibly weak at things she shouldn’t be weak at,” Kasparian said. “Especially at a time when the overwhelming majority of Democratic voters are against what Israel is doing.”
Kasparian’s remarks came during a segment on X in which he examined his recent interaction with Ocasio-Cortez, after responding critically to the congresswoman’s post about a foiled plot targeting Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani.
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Ana Kasparian publicly clashed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after the congresswoman responded to criticism of X, raising tensions within the political left over US support for Israel. (Getty Images)
Kasparian said his response to Ocasio-Cortez was deliberately harsh and stemmed from frustration with what he described as an inconsistency in foreign policy votes.
“You should vote to send more money to Israel for weapons,” Kasparian said. “Obviously I’m being sarcastic here.”
The segment then shifted to Ocasio-Cortez’s past voting record; Kasparian argued that this reflected a pattern of turning away from stronger opposition under pressure.
“Nobody can force you to change your vote,” Kasparian said. “You changed your vote because there was some pressure on you and you didn’t like that pressure.”
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Kasparian also noted a more recent vote in which Ocasio-Cortez opposed a change to cut military aid to Israel, arguing that even defense funding should not be supported.
“He voted against the amendment to cut military aid to Israel,” Kasparian said. “I don’t care. Money can be exchanged.”
Kasparian framed his criticism around what he described as a failure to deliver on the progressive expectations that helped elect Ocasio-Cortez.
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“The whole reason he was elected in the first place was to transform the Democratic Party,” Kasparian said. “This is the exact opposite of what you were elected to do.”
He compared Ocasio-Cortez’s public messaging to voting decisions in Congress.
“I love your fiery speeches. They’re great. But they don’t do anything,” Kasparian said.
“When the challenges start to pile up and you have the opportunity to show us you’re going to do something with your games, at least you give in.”
Kasparian concluded by reiterating that his criticism stemmed from frustration rather than opposition, and argued that Ocasio-Cortez’s voting record speaks for itself.
“That was a big red flag,” he said. “A devastating sign of weakness.”
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Fox News Digital reached out to Ocasio-Cortez for comment but did not immediately hear back.
