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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I think that, you know, during lockdown, of course, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today.”

On the recordAugust 19, 2026
I think that, you know, during lockdown, of course, rhetoric in that time is not rhetoric that we would use today.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Reflecting on past rhetoric during the pandemic.

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