Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) once again beclowned herself by turning a House impeachment hearing into a showcase for her foolishness.
On a day when lawmakers heard from Tony Bobulinski, the former business associate of presidential son Hunter Biden, performative Democrats hijacked what would in a normal setting be a serious inquiry with their attention-seeking performances.
As is usually the case, the New York City diva grabbed the spotlight but only managed to shine it on her own immense ignorance, drawing ridicule on social media over her lack of understanding of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in one memorable exchange with the witness.
Rep. AOC asks Tony Bobulinski to list the crimes he witnessed Joe Biden commit.
Tony Bobulinski lists the crimes: corruption statutes, RICO, conspiracy, FARA.
AOC then says RICO is not a crime.
(HINT: RICO is a federal law codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68) pic.twitter.com/HCNsSkgCjg
— Oversight Committee (@GOPoversight) March 20, 2024
“Is it your testimony today that you personally witnessed President Joe Biden commit a crime?” Ocasio-Cortez asked, then cutting off Bobulinski before he could answer. “Did you witness the president commit a crime? Is it your testimony today?”
“And what crime? Do you, have you witnessed?” AOC pressed after the witness answered yes.
“How much time do I have to go through it?” Bobulinski asked, triggering the prog princess.
“It is simple, you name the crime. Did you watch him steal something?” Ocasio-Cortez demanded.
Bobulinski answered, “Corruption statutes, RICO and conspiracy, FARA…”
“What is it — what is — what is the crime, sir?” Ocasio-Cortez asked, her squeaky voice becoming shriller as she jousted with the witness.
“RICO, you’re obviously not familiar with,” Bobulinski told the emotional congresswoman, “Corruption statutes.”
“Excuse me, sir,” Ocasio-Cortez shrieked. “Excuse me, sir! Excuse me, sir! RICO is not a crime, it is a cat-e-gory,” continuing to rudely cut off the witness as they attempted to give her the answer that she didn’t want to hear.
The avatar of the ignoramuses who comprise the current version of the Democratic party, Ocasio-Cortez was ridiculed on X over her cluelessness about RICO.
This is bizarre. RICO—the Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968—is most assuredly a crime.
It often results in massive felony sentences. And yet @aoc—eager to defend Joe Biden—insists it’s not a crime. https://t.co/5hxw4Jk4lv
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 21, 2024
How much dumber can @aoc get? Will someone tell this idiot that people get charged with RICO charges. Only two people I know that competes with her dumbness…@KamalaHarris and Karin Jean Pierre. @PressSec https://t.co/kp5lxcO59Q
— Vernon Jones (@VernonForGA) March 21, 2024
@AOC is what happens when dumbass Democrat voters elect an uneducated bartender to Congress. Then, she parades her ignorance on national television for the whole to see. “RICO is not a crime,” she said!
“RICO is a federal law codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68” pic.twitter.com/Y89sCJnzMG
— Mike Engleman (@RealHickory) March 20, 2024
In just a few years AOC went from crying at the border about kids in cages, to not only not caring about kids in cages anymore, she doesn’t even think RICO is a crime.
Now that’s progressive.
— MAZE (@mazemoore) March 21, 2024
If RICO is not a crime, according to the great legal scholar AOC – then Fani Willis must dismiss all RICO charges.
— Eric Matheny ️ (@ericmmatheny) March 21, 2024
Painfully dumb.
— JWF (@JammieWF) March 20, 2024
AOC is a clear example of why you should vet the people you vote for. Her trying to grill Tony Bobulinski was hilarious, and her not knowing what RICO is was even more laughable. Apparently, the only RICO she knows is Uncle RICO from Puerto Rico pic.twitter.com/gMmBlvNIQ4
— DEL (@delinthecity_) March 20, 2024
She’s everything you’d expect a barmaid in Congress to be…
— RedBeard (@PirateBeerd) March 20, 2024
Democrats did their best to turn the hearing into a circus and Ocasio-Cortez was once again the number one clown.
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