The Squad (United States Congress)

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

[1] 'The Squad' Always Votes Against You by Richard Medhurst on 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] Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel

[5] 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

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

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