Summary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused J.D. Vance of hypocrisy on free speech, citing Trump administration threats against lawmakers.
In a post on X, she said, “@JDVance, you lied to the world in Munich,” referencing his claim that the U.S. values free speech.
She pointed to “border czar” Tom Homan’s push for a criminal probe into her immigrant rights webinar.
Vance, speaking in Munich, criticized European censorship, calling it election interference. AOC warned of authoritarian tactics aimed at silencing dissent.
That’s at least a plausible idea… but still unlikely in my view. Realistically, if the DNC instead ostracized AOC and members like her from the party, would other organizations with enough national reach really form in its place? Maybe yes, maybe no if you asked me but it’s not a given that it would.