Ocasio-Cortez: ‘No Consequences’ in GOP for Violence, Racism

A calling out is made for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), in a new interview with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), where she claims that there are “no consequences” in The Republican Party for violence and racism, according to The Hill.

“This term, there are legitimate white supremacist sympathisers that sit at the heart and at the core of the Republican caucus in the House of Representatives, and when you see someone like the House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy of the Republican Party, respond to white supremacist vitriol coming with his own members not with censure like did with Rep. Steve King of Iowa, not with being stripped of committees, not with any consequence, you have to wonder who actually has that power,” said Ocasio-Cortez on MSNBC late Wednesday.

“And increasingly seems, unfortunately, that in the House Republican caucus, Kevin McCarthy answers to these QAnon members of Congress, not the other way around, and that is something frankly needs to be said,” continued Ocasio-Cortez, referring to Rep. Marjorie Greene (R-Ga.).

The comments of the progressive lawmaker came after a video was shown, in which Greene taunts David Hogg, a survivor of the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Capitol Hill. In an investigation conducted by CNN this week was also revealed that Greene expressed support for violence against Democrats before running for Congress. The QAnon conspiracy theory was previously promoted in the case of false allegations that former President Trump was to take down a group of celebrities and Democrats who abuse children.

Ocasio-Cortez also poked McCarthy late Wednesday, for saying earlier this week that he would pull Greene aside over her past comments, which now have gained new attention. She said that he previously pulled aside Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) after insulting her.

“There are no consequences in the Republican caucus for violence. No consequences for racism. No consequences for misogyny. No consequences for insurrection. And no consequences means that they condone it. It means that that silence is acceptance, and they want it because they know it is a core animating political energy for them. This is extremely dangerous, an extremely dangerous threshold that we have crossed,” she added.