On Monday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Kamala Harris as her preferred Vice President at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago while severely criticising former President Donald Trump.
Cortez based her speech on economic policies and highlighted the increasing togetherness within the Democratic Party. In her speech, she compared Harris’s commitment to ordinary workers with Trump’s supposed focus on the rich and large corporations.
Ocasio-Cortez also condemned Trump’s economic strategies that she said favoured a few against others.
“Trump would sell this country for a dollar if it meant lining his own pockets and greasing the palms of his Wall Street friends,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
She went on to underline these differences between him and Harris by questioning his patriotism.
“I’m tired of hearing about how some two-bit union buster tries to claim he’s more patriotic than someone who puts up a fight every single day trying to lift working folks out from under boots of greed stomping upon our way of life”, she pointed out.
Ocasio-Cortez further explained that Trump’s policies were not in line with those things that working class needed most, stressing different opinions about America between them.
“The truth is, Don, you cannot love this country if you only fight for the wealthy and big business,” she said, emphasizing that Harris stands up for working people.
She commended Harris for addressing issues facing ordinary Americans like herself who grew up in similar low-income neighborhoods. Ocasio-Cortez extolled Harris for recognizing what many Americans go through daily.
“To love this country is to fight for its people—all people—working people… everyday Americans like bartenders and factory workers… Fast-food cashiers who punch clocks and stay on their feet all day sometimes in some of the hardest jobs there are,” Parami stated.
The speech was an obvious plea for solidarity among Democrats with regard to the influence Trump wielded. By giving Harris her endorsement, Ocasio-Cortez’s pointed remarks showed the party’s inclination towards a posturing that seeks for a government meant to cater the needs of many rather than few.
