Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is pointing the finger at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee for Democrats’ Election Day losses — setting off a firestorm from critics who say she’d rather blame Jews than second-guess her own left-wing policies.
“If people want to talk about members of Congress being overly influenced by a special interest group pushing a wildly unpopular agenda that pushes voters away from Democrats then they should be discussing AIPAC,” the Squad member posted on X.
The tweetstorm started with a comment from Bernie Sanders adviser Jeremy Slevin, who noted that Democrats needed to have a reckoning over their ties to corporate and industry lobbies, which he believes have too much influence over the Democratic Party.
X users were quick to call out the Bronx and Queens’ reps post about the bipartisan pro-Israel group for falling into a classic antisemitic trope — and deflecting well-deserved blame from Dem policies.
“Every former Democrat I know is more concerned about the wildly unpopular agenda of the Teachers’ Union that closed our schools, masked our kids, lowers rigor, standards and accountability while teaching an ahistorical, hateful version of America, but go on with your Jew hating,” posted NYC education council member Maud Maron.
Some commenters pointed out the irony in the squad member’s critique of AIPAC, which boosts many Democratic candidates.