Earlier this month, President Biden visited New York City and spoke with the city’s new mayor to address the surge in violent crime:
"Enough is enough."
President Joe Biden visited New York City Thursday to address his administration's strategy to confront surge in crime and gun violence. pic.twitter.com/SDMzbyaGFx
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) February 4, 2022
Biden should have just consulted with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, because she seems to have a handle on the root cause:
AOC blames crime surge on child tax credit ending, calls Congress 's–t show' https://t.co/VlSAbAC2GG pic.twitter.com/UHU6J5nHTU
— New York Post (@nypost) February 14, 2022
Really?
EL OH EL https://t.co/eHnj7Bg2bR
— Kristi (@TheyCallMeNans) February 14, 2022
From the New York Post:
Ocasio-Cortez further insisted that the recent election of Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD cop, on a law-and-order platform was not “evidence of some sort of decision around policing,” and she accused America of ignoring the reasons behind the rise in crime that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Because we run away from substantive discussions about this, we don’t want to say some of the things that are obvious, like, Gee, the child-tax credit just ran out, on December 31st, and now people are stealing baby formula,” AOC said.
Ocasio-Cortez made the comments in an interview with The New Yorker.
This where AOC and I differ. I blame the crime surge on criminals.
— john tailor (@johntailor2048) February 14, 2022
Somebody tell AOC the crime surge in NYC isn’t just about people “stealing baby formula.”
Oh, please spare us this. The working people who benefited from the tax credit are not the individuals who are engaged in the crime surge.
— CatLvr5303 (@CatLvr5303) February 14, 2022
Credit where credit is due though, AOC calling the Dem-controlled Congress a “s**tshow” is on the mark.
How long can she push this narrative
— ADP10 (@JuventusFC05) February 14, 2022
“Without evidence…” https://t.co/rTwJypWxUi
— Wawasense (@wawasense) February 14, 2022
Democrats have the luxury of not having “claims without evidence” tagged onto their claims.
