Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was booed and heckled by her constituents at a heated town hall on Thursday.
What Happened?
AOC was interrupted by angry voters when presenting the benefits of the Green New Deal at an event in Queens.
One of the hecklers, Jonathan David Rinaldi, stood up while AOC was on the stage and announced that he was challenging Ocasio-Cortez for her congressional seat.
‘My name is Jonathan David Rinaldi and I’m running for Congress against AOC, the Green New Deal is a scam,’ he shouted.
After becoming increasingly aggressive and rowing with other attendees the man was escorted out while shouting ‘you only represent the illegal aliens.’
‘They’re giving the NYCHA apartments away, they’re giving illegal aliens $10,000 a day… I want you to debate me AOC, debate me’ he could be heard shouting in video of the meeting.
‘Every single one of us is being sold out by people that have brought illegals here to vote,’ he shouted.
The heckler also shouted about the attacks on migrants on the NYPD last month.
Cortez Has Her Supporters Anyway
However, he was soon drowned out by Ocasio-Cortez’s supporters shouting ‘AOC, AOC,’ and clapping their hands.
Once the man had been removed, AOC addressed the rest of the audience.
‘Clearly, this community – Astoria, Jackson Heights, also across the Bronx – clearly supports progressive immigration policies that welcomes all of our neighbors.’
‘We clearly support a path to citizenship, we clearly support ending draconian immigration policies and that is why you all… support my representation of our community in Congress because we have had enough.’
Her comments were met with applause and a woman shouted ‘thank you.’
The incident comes after a fraught few months in New York, with the city absorbing more than 100,000 migrants last year alone.
