AOC’s teary Iron Dome meltdown dampens her chances against Schumer
September 30, 2021 | District of Columbia
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has diminished the chance of a successful primary run against New York Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer after she was filmed crying on the House floor following a vote to give another $1 billion to Israel to restore its Iron Dome missile interception system. Last week, after she initially voted against the Iron Dome funding and later amended her vote to “present,” Ocasio-Cortez was accused of shedding “crocodile tears.” Last month, Ocasio-Cortez refused to rule out a primary challenge next year against Schumer, the Senate majority leader, while insisting that the two of them have been “working very closely.”… (Excerpts from Fox News)