AOC flubs history of FDR and change to Constitution
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R ep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-N.Y., might want to brush up on some history after asserting, incorrectly, that Republicans in Congress amended the Constitution to kick President Franklin Delano Roosevelt out of office.
Ocasio-Cortez was referring to the 22nd Amendment of the Constitution which passed in 1947.
The text of the amendment states, “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” FDR died in 1945, meaning he was dead for a full two years before presidential term limits were implemented.
This is not the first time Ocasio-Cortez has made factually dubious statements. For instance, in December of last year she claimed "Medicare for All" could be funded by $21 trillion in accounting errors by the Pentagon.
During her town hall Friday, Ocasio-Cortez also stated that her progressive movement was not the Tea Party of the Left because unlike the “xenophobic” Tea Party, “we’re not calling anyone names.”
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Don't they even teach basic US History at BU anymore?
BTW;
Trump is off topic
Race is off topic
No personal attacks
Yep, now there's a fine education of a fine student ....
But if she "feels" that way, isn't that enough to make it right ? (in her own mind)
Hypocrite, thy name is AOC!
Hypocrites calling another a person hypocrite the height of hypocrisy
She's only about a 1000 mistakes or misstatements behind the president. She just has to try harder !