GoNoCalGo!Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back As 'Trump Country' Banner Flown Over Packed Rally
The New York congresswoman let the crowd size speak for itself as her Fighting Oligarchy tour with Bernie Sanders rolled into another Republican area.
... On Tuesday, Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez rolled into GOP-dominated Folsom in northern California, a city which sits within Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley’s district.
To underscore the point, a small plane was spotted overhead before the rally pulling a banner emblazoned with the words “Folsom Is Trump Country” in red letters.
The more than 30,000 people gathered at Folsom Lake College’s athletic track may have disagreed. Ocasio-Cortez certainly did.
“I heard that someone started flying a plane with a banner that said, ‘This is Trump country,’” she said to the crowd, prompting a chorus of boos.
She continued, “It sure don’t look like it today. I don’t think this is Trump country. I think this is our country. ”
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Montana:
They probably could have filled Grizzly Stadium, but April weather can be iffy in Montana.'Let's stand together,' Sanders and AOC's visit to Missoula draws packed stadium (with short video)
It’s not an election year, but an 83-year-old U.S. senator and 35-year-old U.S. representative are hitting the rally trail.
Roughly 7,600 Montanans crammed into the Adams Center in Missoula on Wednesday, with another 1,500 just outside the venue.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) continues his nationwide Fighting Oligarchy tour, joined by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York). The tour is primarily aiming for red states, including Montana where President Donald Trump beat then-Vice President Kamala Harris by 19.93%....
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