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.[2]
Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela[3]
- AOC praises corrupt oligarch billionaire Nancy Pelosi[4]
- AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot sufficiently defend her vote.[5]
- In 2021, AOC transferred $160k of her own campaign funds to right-wing "CIA Democrats"[6]
- Did not support force the vote to demand Medicare for All[7]
Criticism of Ilhan Omar
- Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel[8]
Criticism of Jamaal Bowman
- Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.[9]
Support for Ukrainian Nazis
The whole squad (and the whole Democratic Party) voted in favor of sending billions of dollars to Ukrainian Nazis.[10][11]
References
- ↑ Richard Medhurst (2021-10-19). "The Squad' Always Votes Against You" YouTube.
- ↑ "Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned".
- ↑ 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’
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez funds the CIA Democrats by Eric London on World Socialist Web Site, the publication of the Trotskyist Fourth International
- ↑ "Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned".
- ↑ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel
- ↑ Jamaal Bowman on Twitter on 10/18/21
- ↑ Jimmy Dore and Jackson Hinkle (2022-05-15). "Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Fiery Speech Embarrasses Dems & Squad On Ukraine" The Jimmy Dore Show.
- ↑ "The Squad nowhere to be seen as Ukraine package sails through".