ee ee Ted Cruz reminds AOC her own Democratic Party founded KKK, wrote Jim Crow laws Senator says Dems also responsible for ‘trapping millions of Black kids in failing schools’ yaaa Hay For None More from Politics Poy ‘cote Sto ia a A. LS) Ee Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, DALY, invited her clleague from across the asl in (Congress, Sen, Ted Cruz Texas to educate Twitter users onthe history of Americas diametrically opposed political parties, and his answer is unlikely what she expected ‘The impetus for the Twitter digcussion stemmed from Crue fist commenting on the National Assocation forthe Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) ral advisory {or Florida that said the state “devalues and marginalize the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and ther communities of color? “This i bizare. And utery dishonest” Cruz stated in a tweet Sunday. "Inthe 1950 & 19606, the NAACP did extraordinary good helping lead the cv rights movement. Today, i king would be ashamed of how profoundly they lost their way” 8: on y ‘yxsure. Fist the Dem party founded the KKK. ~ Then the Dem party wrote Jim Crow laws ~ Then the Dem party filbustered the Civil Rights Act @ Noxandria Ocaso-cortez @ AoC panies ater that, Te ead 3K rps ‘Auser responded in accusation that Cuz wouldve been fst in ine to fiibuster against the voting rights act, and the cilrights actin the 1950s and'60s. "Nonsense, That shameful filbuster was led by Democrats ~ your party. My party ~ the Republicans - proudly voted forthe Civil Rights Actin much higher percentages than the racist Dems? Cuz retorted ina tweet ‘AOC inserted herself into the dilog by saying "Why dorit you go ahead and tell people wit happened tothe partes after that, Te fen Ted moa pra oieyt at ey oy hn tS Cr tty ‘COMPLAINS OF "MAGA REPUBLICANS’ Cruz took her up on the offer and responded ina tweet thread, saying, “Sure. ~ First the ‘Bem party founded the KKK. ~ Then the Dem gary wrote Jim Crow laws. ~ Then the Dem iy filbustered the Chil Rights Act” “Today, the Dem party filbustersechoal cholee ~ trapping millions of Black kis in fling school, ~ Today, the Dem party pushes abolishing the police, which result in many more Black lives murdered, - Today, every Dem senator voted against my ito stop DC from throwing 40% of Black kids out of schoo's beof vax mandate’ Cruz continued ‘AOC WILL. NOT RUN FOR SENATE IN 2024, SPOKESPERSON SAYS, "The Republican Party was founded to oppose slavery. Our fist Republican President was ‘Abraham Lincoln, who won the Cail War and ended slavery. t was Republicans who voted for the chill Rights Act ln a much higher percentage than racist Dems, he added, “Today, we produced the lowest African-American unemployment EVER under the Trump economic boom. ~ Today we produced the lowest African-American poverty levels EVER, under the Trump economic boom’ Cruz continued, "Today, (in 2017) passed the largest expansion of federal school choice EVER (making 1529 plans cover K-12), ver the objection of ever single Senate Dem’ he said “Also, just two years ago, the Dem governor of Vigjnia had put the photo of A MAN DRESSED AS A KKK KLANSMAN on his personal yearbook page. ~ And today the siting ‘Dem President ~ Joe Biden - gave n2011 a flowery eulogy for an ‘Exalted Cyclops ofthe cK he stated "And toad to all that, the Dem party aggressively supports open borders ~ which has led tothe deaths and brutal assauits of thousands of Hispanics, and @ace somehow carit ‘seem to find her White pantsut to ory over their sutfering” Cruz concluded. Aleandia Ocesie-Corter © Vay 25,2 y partes @ redcnze wiecen DQ) corms oo ‘The kindof interaction that makes ths platform so unique entertaining! Titer chimed in saying the thread is "he kind of interaction tht makes this platform so unique & entertaining! ro coreg Cea Business