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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “The Democratic Party is here for our allies.”

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

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Published February 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 11:23

… the room that the partisanship in the United States has made this question something that even has to be asked behind closed doors in the first place. I know that The Democratic Party is here for our allies. We are shocked at the President's destruction of our relationship with our European allies. His threat threatening over Greenland is not a joke. It is not funny. (11:23–11:28)

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Asserts that the Democratic Party supports U.S. allies.

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“Our commitment and demonstrated consistency on democratic values, human rights also incredibly strained.”
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“His threat threatening over Greenland is not a joke.”
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“The vast majority of the American people do not want to see these relationships frayed.”
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