Ana Kasparian said in an episode of “The Young Turks” that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) showed “a devastating level of weakness” in past votes related to Israel after a public exchange between the two on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I\u2019m sick of AOC being incredibly weak on things that she shouldn\u2019t be weak on,” Kasparian said. “Especially at a time when overwhelmingly Democratic voters are against what Israel is doing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kasparian\u2019s remarks came during a segment in which she walked through a recent interaction with Ocasio-Cortez on X,after responding critically to the congresswoman\u2019s post about a disrupted plot targeting Palestinian activist Nerdeen Kiswani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kasparian said her response to Ocasio-Cortez was intentionally sharp and rooted in frustration over what she described as inconsistency on foreign policy votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You should vote to send Israel more money for weapons,” Kasparian said. “Obviously I\u2019m being sarcastic there.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The segment then shifted to Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s past voting record, which Kasparian argued reflects a pattern of backing away from stronger opposition under pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“No one can force you to change your vote,” Kasparian said. “You changed your vote because you got a little bit of pressure, and you didn\u2019t like the pressure.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kasparian also pointed to a more recent vote in which Ocasio-Cortez opposed an amendment to cut military aid to Israel, arguing that even defensive funding should not be supported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“She voted against an amendment to cut military aid to Israel,” Kasparian said. “I don\u2019t care. Money is fungible.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kasparian framed her criticism around what she described as a failure to follow through on the progressive expectations that helped elect Ocasio-Cortez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The whole reason why she was elected in the first place was to transform the Democratic Party,” Kasparian said. “That is the opposite of what you got elected to do.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She contrasted Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s public messaging with her voting decisions in Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I love your fiery speeches. They\u2019re great. They don\u2019t do anything though,” Kasparian said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“When push comes to shove, and you have an opportunity to show us that you\u2019re going to do something with your vote, in the very least, you cave.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kasparian concluded by reiterating that her criticism is rooted in disappointment rather than opposition, while maintaining that Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s voting record speaks for itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“That was a big red flag,” she said. “A devastating sign of weakness.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n