The Squad (United States Congress): Difference between revisions

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The Squad is a group of six Democratic Party members of the U.S. House of Representatives. Although this group has been described as being the most progressive and left-wing members of the U.S. Congress, it has increasingly been criticized for succumbing to the political weight of the pro-imperialist, right-wing Democratic Party and its billionaire donors.^[1]

Membership

Initial members elected in 2018:

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
Ilhan Omar
Ayanna Pressley
Rashida Tlaib

Additional members elected in 2020:

Jamaal Bowman
Cori Bush

Criticism

While the right-wing media endlessly hounds The Squad for nominally supporting progressive policies, left-wing criticisms of them also exist. Here are some examples of various criticisms that have been waged.

Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela^[2]
AOC praises corrupt oligarch billionaire Nancy Pelosi^[3]
AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot sufficiently defend her vote.^[4]
In 2021, AOC transferred $160k of her own campaign funds to right-wing "CIA Democrats"^[5]

Criticism of Ilhan Omar

Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel^[6]

Criticism of Jamaal Bowman

Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.^[7]

References

[1] Richard Medhurst (2021-10-19). "The Squad' Always Votes Against You" YouTube.

[2] AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela

[3] AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’

[4] AOC's Ridiculous Word Salad Over Israel Funding Vote on Oct 14, 2021 by The Jimmy Dore Show featuring Nick Cruze of Fred Hampton Leftists

[5] Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez funds the CIA Democrats by Eric London on World Socialist Web Site, the publication of the Trotskyist Fourth International

[6] Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel

[7] Jamaal Bowman on Twitter on 10/18/21

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 While the right-wing media endlessly hounds The Squad for nominally supporting progressive policies, left-wing criticisms of them also exist. Here are some examples of various criticisms that have been waged.
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 * AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela<ref>[https://orinocotribune.com/aoc-lines-up-with-pelosi-bolton-and-trump-in-support-of-coup-attempt-in-venezuela/ AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela]</ref>
 * AOC praises corrupt oligarch billionaire Nancy Pelosi<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-ocasio-cortez-on-the-view-20200219-gcliuehkgbb77dovdjxt3j2p3i-story.html AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’]</ref>