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* Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel<ref>[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210802-ilhan-omar-votes-for-bill-to-continue-unconditional-us-aid-to-israel/ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel]</ref> | * Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel<ref>[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210802-ilhan-omar-votes-for-bill-to-continue-unconditional-us-aid-to-israel/ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel]</ref> | ||
* AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot sufficiently defend her vote.<ref>[https://youtu.be/MhIYTEWUItA 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]]</ref> | * AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot sufficiently defend her vote.<ref>[https://youtu.be/MhIYTEWUItA 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]]</ref> | ||
* Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jamaalbowmanny/status/1450093676303114242?s=21 Jamaal Bowman on Twitter] on 10/18/21</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 18:43, 20 October 2021
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.
- AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela[2]
- AOC praises corrupt oligarch billionaire Nancy Pelosi[3]
- Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel[4]
- AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot sufficiently defend her vote.[5]
- Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.[6]
References
- ↑ 'The Squad' Always Votes Against You by Richard Medhurst on YouTube
- ↑ AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela
- ↑ AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’
- ↑ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Jamaal Bowman on Twitter on 10/18/21