AOC flabbergasted by 'almost no police officers' at Va. gun rights rally in the face of all the 'people flying Confederate flags with semiautomatic weapons' [video]

Sarah D | 4:17 PM on January 20, 2020

Admit it: You’ve been waiting with bated breath for AOC to weigh in on today’s gun rights rally in Richmond, Virginia. If you were hoping for a hot take, you won’t be disappointed it:

.@AOC contrasts today’s gun rights march in Richmond with protests against Eric Garner’s killing: "Why were there almost no police officers” despite protesters “flying confederate flags and [carrying] semiautamtic weapons”? pic.twitter.com/JRL9B76EQW

— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 20, 2020

First of all:

Pics of the confederate flags?

— Barry Duren (@duncansooner) January 20, 2020

I didn’t see any confederate flags

— Sammy (@Ron_G_Samsel) January 20, 2020

We didn’t, either. Though technically, that doesn’t mean someone somewhere didn’t have one. But AOC’s clearly suggesting that this was a racist rally, which is straight-up BS.

She wouldn't lie! Especially about her political opponents! Ever!

— I'm To Blame (@im2blame4) January 20, 2020

It’s just what she does. Well, that, and being reliably, willfully obtuse.

Because they weren’t violent?

— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) January 20, 2020

Because they weren’t violently protesting https://t.co/PzfSLT2007

— Jay Malak (@KobbeMalak) January 20, 2020

Because unlike Ferguson… They weren't violent?

I think those cops weren't good… But the crowd there was far worse violence wise… Looting, attacks, even gun shots. https://t.co/NSt9AZ5xrV

— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) January 20, 2020