During a fundraiser for the NRCC on Tuesday, President Trump unleased this truth bomb on Dems after correctly pointing out that they’re “petrified” of a “young bartender,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, and her Green New Deal:
Trump mocks the Green New Deal: "The GND, done by a young bartender, 29-years-old. A young bartender, wonderful young woman. … You have Senators that are professionals…white hair…and they're standing behind her and they're shaking, they're petrified of her" pic.twitter.com/99BWDCrrWA
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) April 3, 2019
He also dared Dems to run on the GND in 2020:
"If they beat me with the Green New Deal, I deserve to lose," says @POTUS of progressive Democrats agenda. Says he hopes it isn't killed too soon, because he wants to run against it.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 3, 2019
And we eagerly await Dems who will bash him for praising AOC:
OK, this is pretty clever of Trump. There's no good way for AOC or Dems to react to this. As always, I don't know how much conscious strategery went into this, but at minimum, damn good instincts for this kind of thing. https://t.co/r0v7s5LcXt
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 3, 2019
Right on cue. The “young bartender” line is being turned into a pejorative while leaving out that he basically called her the leader of the party:
Mimicking a @FoxNews talking point, Trump mocks @aoc as a “young bartender.” https://t.co/Znht9Q21nl pic.twitter.com/BtNgXpuEtW
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) April 3, 2019
The president also offered up this warning on “the power of socialism to get a vote” and told the gathered Republicans that “We have to explain how bad it really is”:
President Trump warns about socialism in the 2020 elections:
"Don't underestimate the power of socialism to get a vote. … It's very seductive to people… We have to work. We can never take it for granted. We have to explain how bad it really is." pic.twitter.com/WeO2wVJKEs
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) April 3, 2019
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