{"id":1923003,"date":"2023-05-02T22:41:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T02:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-pushes-for-senator-dianne-feinstein-to-retire\/"},"modified":"2023-05-02T22:44:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T02:44:59","slug":"aoc-pushes-for-senator-dianne-feinstein-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-pushes-for-senator-dianne-feinstein-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC urges Feinstein to step down."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-pushes-for-senator-dianne-feinstein-to-retire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1923003&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n          (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Senator Feinstein Under Pressure to Resign<\/h2>\n<p class=\"date\">UPDATED 6:21 PM \u2013 Tuesday, May 2, 2023<\/p>\n<p>\n        Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is calling for Senator Dianne Feinstein to step down due to her advanced age and prolonged absence from the Senate.\n      <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">\n        <script>\n          googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });\n        <\/script>\n      <\/div>\n<p>\n        Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Bluesky, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nurses-dance-in-cringeworthy-tiktok-video-at-a-time-when-hospitals-are-supposedly-overrun-due-to-covid\/\" title=\"Nurses Dance In Cringeworthy TikTok Video At A Time When Hospitals Are Supposedly \u201cOverrun\u201d Due To COVID\">social media app<\/a>, that the 89-year-old senator should resign. &#8220;I think criticisms of that stance as &#8216;anti-feminist&#8217; are a farce,&#8221; she said.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        Feinstein has been absent from the Senate for some time as she recovers from shingles. Her absence has reportedly caused problems for Democrats on the influential Senate Judiciary Committee, where she is a member. As a result, a number of other House Democrats have similarly supported or called for Feinstein&#8217;s resignation.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        In addition to shingles, Feinstein has experienced other health problems in the past, including some troubling claims about her mental capacity.\n      <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\n          &#8220;Her refusal to either retire or show up is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-threatens-to-impose-more-sanctions-on-ethiopian-leaders-over-conflict-in-tigray-region\/\" title=\"U.S. threatens to impose more sanctions on Ethiopian leaders over conflict in Tigray region\">causing great harm<\/a> to the judiciary \u2013 precisely where repro rights are getting stripped. That failure means now in this precious window Dems can only pass GOP-approved nominees,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez said.\n        <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n          Photo credit: screenshot of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s Bluesky account<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\n        Lauren Hitt, a spokesperson for the legislator, said that the Bluesky post by Ocasio-Cortez was legitimate and authentic.\n      <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\n          &#8220;I think what we&#8217;re seeing is really concerning, and I think whenever a member&#8217;s health and ability to serve us brought into the spotlight, it&#8217;s very unfortunate, it&#8217;s very sad,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez said.\n        <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\n          &#8220;But I do think that what is happening right now, and the impact that the continued ability to serve is having on our ability to fill the courts, the impact that this is having on people&#8217;s access to abortion care, I think this is something that is\u2026 it is unfortunately something that I think it is appropriate to consider,&#8221; she said.\n        <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\n        It was also noted that Ocasio-Cortez will not be challenging Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY.) in the 2024 general election, according to her spokesperson.\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        Feinstein stated in April that she had requested to be &#8220;temporarily&#8221; replaced on the Judiciary Committee while she recovered from shingles, but the California Democrat still remained determined to return back to the Senate. However, shortly after, Republicans formally blocked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer&#8217;s (D-N.Y.) request to temporarily replace Feinstein on the committee.\n      <\/p>\n<h3>Other Headlines:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Secretary of State Antony Blinken under Republican scrutiny regarding the botched Afghanistan Withdrawal and his relationship to Hunter Biden.<\/li>\n<li>The DOJ arrests nearly 300 suspects as part of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-massacre-suspect-in-custody\/\" title=\"Texas shooting suspect caught.\">international operation tracking<\/a> the illicit trafficking of dangerous opioids.<\/li>\n<li>GOP Senators are speaking out saying today&#8217;s hearing targeting Supreme Court ethics in the Senate Judiciary Committee is not really about ethics and instead represents an effort to de-legitimize the court.<\/li>\n<li>A California mother loses a battle against a parental secrecy policy at her young daughter&#8217;s school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n        Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images) OAN Brooke MalloryUPDATED 6:21 PM \u2013 Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Senator Dianne Feinstein is under pressure from her own party to step down, as a result of her advanced age and protracted absence from the Senate, according to Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The 89-year-old senator, \u201c\u2026should resign. 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