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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Ronald Reagan came to the South Bronx and compared it to…”

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

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Bernie: The Podcast | Episode 6 - Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Published | Video Starts at 17:07

And it was so important because prior to that there were only. You were the first since Bobby Kennedy as a candidate. But the only other in between that time was Ronald Reagan came to the South Bronx and compared it to Dresden and left to Post World War II Dresden and left. And you're going there really like it was, it was shocking because nobody cares about us. We're a deep blue community in a deep blue city in a deep blue state. (17:07–17:20)

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Asserts that Ronald Reagan compared the South Bronx to post-World War II Dresden.

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