Put on your shocked faces: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is out there trying to rally support for Chelsea Manning. And taking some liberties with reality, naturally:
Related: Chelsea Manning has been trapped in solitary confinement for refusing to answer questions before a Grand Jury.
Solitary confinement is torture.
Chelsea is being tortured for whistleblowing, she should be released on bail, and we should ban extended solitary in the US. https://t.co/95ef4xYt3k
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 2, 2019
First off, about that “solitary confinement” thing, “torture” may be in the eye of the beholder.
NARRATOR: Solitary confinement is not torture. https://t.co/2v8IQ4KGkt
— RBe (@RBPundit) April 2, 2019
No, solitary confinement is not torture. If Manning wants out of solitary confinement, he needs to answer the grand jury's questions. It's really that simple.
— Charlotte Shale (@crshale) April 2, 2019
And in Manning’s case, is it even really solitary confinement?
Dana Lawhorne, the sheriff in Alexandria where Manning is held:
"Our facility does not have 'solitary confinement' and inmates housed in admin segregation for safety and security reasons still have access to social visits, books, recreation, and break time outside their cells" https://t.co/VpHF2A43RO
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) April 2, 2019
Maybe AOC should’ve slowed her roll just a bit.
Gasp! @AOC has a fact wrong!?!?!?!? pic.twitter.com/RpYToNMoDR
— MamaG (@smarge) April 2, 2019
Unprecedented!
Honestly you guys should hold a counter for how many falsehoods AOC spews a day https://t.co/21UbTpZBVR
— Kebeh Nayyeh (@KNayyeh) April 2, 2019
She also appears to be ignoring an important aspect of Manning’s imprisonment:
Manning is in protective custody inside of a jail. She’s sounding as if he is being punished but in reality the reason why Manning is in PC is because he is a danger to himself and others based on his “celebrity status” as a former soldier who gave away top military information
— Chris (@realchrisferro) April 2, 2019
Even if you want to argue that admin segregation is equivalent to solitary confinement, the whole reason she is being put there is clearly because she would be in danger w the general population (not as punishment). The idea that it constitutes torture is baseless nonsense.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) April 2, 2019
And it’s not as if Manning is completely helpless in this situation. Why is AOC so hell-bent on painting stunning and brave Chelsea Manning as a victim?
Chelsea went to jail for refusing to answer questions from a federal grand jury. If Chelsea would simply answer their questions, she would be able to go home afterwards. Why not suggest that?
— Jay McKenzie (@JamesFourM) April 2, 2019
Because then AOC might have to acknowledge that Chelsea Manning is no hero.
Inaccurate and revealing. pic.twitter.com/yRkek0Dz9T
— Amethystina ? (@wickedlilmis) April 2, 2019
Sorry but I can't roll with this one..Manning put lives at stake…that is not whistleblowing..it is treason.
— Miguel (@tazrican_13) April 2, 2019
This is literally the first time I've disagreed with you. She jeopardized thousands of American lives, my brothers and sisters in arms, by leaking those confidential documents. She is a traitor to the American people. I have no sympathy for how she gets treated.
— Jeff Cincoski (@jcincoski) April 2, 2019
Chelsea is not by any measure a “whistle blower.” She dumped data indiscriminately that endangered the lives of thousands over her personal issues. That’s why she was prosecuted. Everything else is utter theater and rewriting of history. Please don’t perpetuate this myth.
— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) April 2, 2019
Not a whistleblower. A traitor. https://t.co/4kyD0Jynxi
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) April 2, 2019
You are not a whistleblower when you steal and leak documents to a hostile foreign propaganda agency, which is exactly what WikiLeaks is.
Manning is no whistleblower, Manning is a traitor.
We should’ve expected that your soft spot for Maduro extends to WikiLeaks and Putin too. https://t.co/4kyD0Jynxi
— The Reagan Battalion (@ReaganBattalion) April 2, 2019
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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Update:
Oh, snap:
But Manning, who disclosed almost 750k documents to Wikileaks, is a heroic whistleblower. pic.twitter.com/NhhCRu00uq
— Mo Mo (@molratty) April 2, 2019
And speaking of AOC’s selective outrage:
It's treasonous if Trump campaign officials colluded with Wikileaks during the election.
Convicted traitor who leaked classified documents to Wikileaks that endangered lives of American allies is actually just a whistleblower.
Pick one.
cc: @AOC https://t.co/IqPYQ1blHs
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) April 2, 2019
How does anyone on the left not recognize the double standard here?
Is it only wrong to collude with a Russian front if it contributes to Hillary losing an election? If you do it to hurt our national security, it's just fine? https://t.co/IFVvH4hibO
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) April 2, 2019
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