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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Donald Trump removed duly elected officials from the chamber…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Published April 13, 2025 | Video Starts at 15:01

Extortion settlements from media companies and law firms who gladly pay them. The removal of duly elected A fir on on Inauguration Day, Donald Trump removed duly elected officials from the chamber in order to make space for who's really in charge. Who were the billionaires who sat behind him? They have one central economic to make billionaires richer at the expense of the United States of America. (15:01–15:12)

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Asserts that Donald Trump removed elected officials to accommodate influential individuals.

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