AOC grilled for silence on NYPD officers allegedly shot by illegal migrant: ‘Senseless’ KEYE TV CBS Austin
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WASHINGTON (TND) — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., slammed fellow New York congresswoman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Tuesday for failing to speak out after two New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers were shot in her district.
ThesuspectshotthetwoNYPDofficersduringapursuitnearElmhurst,QueensMonday.Oneofficerwasstruckinabullet-resistantvest,whiletheotherwasstruckintheleg.Thesuspect,19-year-oldBernardoRaulCastroMata,enteredtheU.S.unlawfullyfromVenezuelain2023,accordingtoNYPD.
Rep.MalliotakistooktotheHousefloortodecrytheincidentandjabbedAOCforfailingtocommentonthematter.
It’sbeenover24hoursand@RepAOChasn’tsaidanythingaboutthepreventable&senselessshootingoftwoNYPDofficersinherdistrict,”shewroteonX.“HowlonguntiltheseDemocratsstartputtingthesafetyofAmericancitizensbeforethosecomingtoourcountryillegally?”
TheNewYorkRepublicanalsousedRep.Ocasio-Cortez’sownwords,quotingher“oh,ba
