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On the recordSeptember 11, 2025
There is no understanding as we know publicly, of who this individual is, what their motivations were, where they came from. Whether it is a member of Congress, whether it is the president of the United States—to assume and assert, cast blame, when the FBI has failed to even apprehend the assailant, is absolutely an irresponsible action.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez criticizes the blame placed on the left regarding political violence after an assassination.

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