There is a saying that ‘when you throw a rock at a pack of dogs, the dog who howls is the one you hit.’ Well, moderate Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) threw a big ol’ rock at The Squad progressive wing of the Democrat Party and got a big response by Squad leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
AOC, file screen image.
Manchin tweeted out his commentary Wednesday evening to an interview he did with Salena Zito published in the Washington Examiner, saying, “Defund the police? Defund, my butt. I’m a proud West Virginia Democrat. We are the party of working men and women. We want to protect Americans’ jobs & healthcare. We do not have some crazy socialist agenda, and we do not believe in defunding the police.”
Defund the police? Defund, my butt. I'm a proud West Virginia Democrat. We are the party of working men and women. We want to protect Americans' jobs & healthcare. We do not have some crazy socialist agenda, and we do not believe in defunding the police. https://t.co/EIFHX5OQ37
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) November 11, 2020
AOC posted a silent response Thursday afternoon of just a photo of herself staring daggers at Manchin from behind as he applauded President Trump at the 2019 State of the Union address. The message was clear: The commie queen of the Democrats is coming for Manchin.
https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1326969135826427906
Manchin is a 73-year-old former two-term West Virginia governor who has won three straight Senate races, including one to finish the term of the late Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV). Manchin has served in the Senate since November 2010, winning reelection in 2018 in his increasingly red state.
Ocasio-Cortez is 31-year-old former bartender and a freshman congresswoman who just won reelection in a safe far left district in New York City.
