Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Charlie Kirk was a man who believed that the Civil Rights…”

“… proceeded with a resolution that brings great pain to the millions of Americans who endured segregation, Jim Crow and the legacy of bigotry. Today we should be clear about who Charlie Kirk was a man who believed that the Civil Rights act that granted black Americans the right to vote was a mistake. who, after the violent attack on Paul Pelosi, claimed that, quote, some amazing patriot, unquote, should bail out his brutal assailant and accused Jews of controlling, quote, not just the colleges, it's the nonprofits, it's the movies, it's Hollywood, it's all of it, unquote.” (02:21–02:27)

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