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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration, stating, “I don’t celebrate rapists,” referencing Trump’s history of sexual assault allegations.

While Trump has never been convicted of rape, a jury found him civilly liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll.

Ocasio-Cortez also criticized TikTok for crediting Trump with restoring service in the U.S., calling it a propaganda move.

She warned of social media platforms being weaponized by right-wing interests, claiming they are contributing to the rise of “21st-century fascism” under the incoming administration.

  • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
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    21 hours ago

    She’s gonna have some Hillary-like issues, in that the GOP has spent a decade demonizing her already.

    Obama hit them hard because they didn’t see him coming. He went from a relative unknown (on the national stage) to the Presidency in about 12 seconds, and they had been prepping for a fight against Hillary even then.

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      20 hours ago

      The issue was that Hilary didn’t have any strong defenders.

      Trump has proven that being hated isn’t fatal to politics so long as there are others who love you.

      Americans want passion and someone who is willing to fight for them rather than the status quo.