Democrat leaders and Ocasio-Cortez politicize Kirk killing while scolding Trump for blaming the left



As the manhunt continues for the assassin in the killing of Charlie Kirk, Democratic leaders are deflecting blame while hypocritically pointing the finger at Republicans.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both New York Democrats, rushed to gain the attention of media microphones to inoculate the left from blame.

'This is awful and the assassination of Charlie Kirk risks an uncorking of political chaos and violence that we cannot risk in America.'

Schumer and Jeffries were asked by a reporter to comment on President Donald Trump blaming the left for the rhetoric that may have led to the assassination of the conservative activist.

"This is a time that all Americans should come together and mourn what happened. Violence, which affects so many different people of so many different political persuasions, is an affliction of America," said Schumer to reporters.

"And coming together is what we ought to be doing, not pointing fingers of blame," he continued.

"This moment requires leadership that brings the American people together as opposed to further divide us," said Jeffries.

"Political violence in any form against any American is unacceptable, to be denounced by everyone, and moving forward, we have to figure out a better way to come together," he added. "Not as Democrats or Republicans but as Americans."

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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York made an especially passionate screed against Trump.

“They can finger-point all they want. Look at the record!" said Ocasio-Cortez in comments captured by Manu Raju of CNN.

"Look at the actions of what we're actually doing. I don't think a single person who has dedicated their entire career to preventing gun safety legislation from getting passed in this House has any right to blame anybody else but themselves for what has happened!" she added.

"When a politician tries to blame words for an action, they need to look at their action and their record. Enough of this! This is horrific," Ocasio-Cortez continued. "This is awful, and the assassination of Charlie Kirk risks an uncorking of political chaos and violence that we cannot risk in America."

Authorities are searching for a person of interest in the incident and have released images of him.

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New York City's Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has soared to stardom within his party, championing socialist policies and promising affordability. Now, President Donald Trump may be attempting to tip the scales.

Trump has reportedly tried to trim down the playing field to weaken Mamdani's chances of winning the general election. Although Mamdani has enjoyed a comfortable lead over the star-studded cast of candidates, consolidating the race would toughen the chances for the 33-year-old socialist.

'Are we a party that rallies behind our nominee or not?'

Mamdani's main challengers include current NYC Mayor Eric Adams and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, both of whom boast lengthy political careers. Despite this, Adams has trailed significantly behind both Cuomo and Mamdani, sometimes polling in single digits.

Notably, polls show that Cuomo's odds improve against Mamdani if Adams is taken out of the equation.

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In light of this disparity, some reports claimed the White House was weighing offering Adams a position in the administration if he stepped out of the race. One such position included nominating Adams to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, according to the New York Post.

Despite the cushy offer, Adams doubled down on staying in the race and running as an independent.

"Andrew Cuomo is a snake and a liar, I am in this race, and I am the only one that can beat Mamdani," Adams said Friday.

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Even with the probability of Adams as a spoiler, high-ranking Democrats have refrained from making any formal endorsements in the race. As of this writing, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have all withheld from endorsing the Democratic nominee.

“We have a Democratic nominee,” Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York told reporters. “Are we a party that rallies behind our nominee or not?”

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Democrats crying wolf about a ‘threat to democracy’ backfires



Democrats like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) have long been attempting to scare voters into casting a ballot their way by regurgitating the line that President Donald Trump is a “threat to democracy.”

However, while, like many Democrats, Schumer has claimed that Trump has created a “constitutional crisis,” the left is the side asking to change the Constitution to get what it wants.

A recent article from the New York Times is titled “Abolish the Senate. End the Electoral College. Pack the court,” with the subtitle “Why the left can’t win without a new Constitution.”

“They want a new constitution,” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales laughs on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.” “Now abolish the Senate and the electoral college. Pack the court because nothing else will work. But trust us, bro, we love democracy, except when we don’t.”

“We’ve got to get rid of democracy to save democracy,” she continues.


“They can’t win fairly. And when they can’t win fairly — which we do; we just did — they want to, like, ‘You know what? I’m taking my ball, and I’m going home. We’re going to rip up the Constitution, and we’re going to rewrite the rules in our favor, and then we’re just going to call it democracy,’” she mocks, “because words have no meaning when the left uses them.”

However, the left’s “anti-democracy democracy” strategy doesn’t seem to be working.

Another article from the New York Times is titled “The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis,” with the subtitle “The party is bleeding support beyond the ballot box, a new analysis shows.”

“Why would anyone not want to vote for these crazy lunatics?” Gonzales jokes. “I don’t know. But between 2020 to 2024, in the 30 states that keep track of voter registration, Democrats lost ground against Republicans.”

“Maybe they left their party, but I think their party left them. They can’t call themselves Democrats anymore because to call yourself a Democrat would mean that you stand with chopping off body parts of, you know, healthy children, healthy body parts,” she continues.

“Being a part of that party these days means that you then have to be like, ‘Yeah, it’s totally fine. In fact, I love it,’” she adds.

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