During a recent podcast interview, Democratic Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) expressed her fear that former President Donald Trump may throw her in jail if he’s elected in November.
AOC made the comments on Kara Swisher’s podcast On with Kara Swisher.
“I mean, it sounds nuts, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy threw me in jail. He’s out of his mind. I mean, he did his whole first campaign around ‘lock her up.’ This is his motto,” she claimed. “I take him at his word when he says that he’s going to round up people. I take him at his word when he threatens journalists. I take him at his word. I feel like what we saw in his first presidency was an amuse-bouche to what his intentions are. He has learned from his mistakes of appointing professionals, and he will not make that mistake next time.”
During a recent interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Donald Trump dismissed the idea that he would use the office of president for political revenge against the rival party.
“Number one, they’re wrong. It has to stop, because otherwise, we’re not going to have a country,” he said. “Look, when this election is over, based on what they’ve done, I would have every right to go after them, and it’s easy, because it’s Joe Biden and you see all the criminality, all of the money that’s going into the family and him, all of this money from China, from Russia, from Ukraine.”
“This is what you call shock theater. Without evidence, @AOC alleged that Donald Trump would throw her in jail if he wins the election,” Gianno Caldwell posted.
This is what you call shock theater. Without evidence, @AOC alleged that Donald Trump would throw her in jail if he wins the election. https://t.co/qpuDuzdNhC
— Gianno Caldwell (@GiannoCaldwell) June 9, 2024