{"id":2044017,"date":"2023-09-25T14:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-aoc-blames-border-crisis-on-us-sanctions-on-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:28:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:28:48","slug":"watch-aoc-blames-border-crisis-on-us-sanctions-on-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-aoc-blames-border-crisis-on-us-sanctions-on-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: AOC attributes border crisis to US sanctions on Venezuela."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwatch-aoc-blames-border-crisis-on-us-sanctions-on-venezuela%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=2044017&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--><h2>Rep. Alexandria \u200dOcasio-Cortez Blames Republican-Sponsored Sanctions for Border Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent interview on CBS News, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) pointed fingers at Republican-sponsored sanctions\u200b on Venezuela as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-relationship-with-china-worse-than-with-soviet-union-during-cold-war-former-national-security-adviser-says\/\" title=\"Former National Security Adviser claims U.S.-China ties worse than Cold War with Soviet Union.\">major factor contributing<\/a> to the ongoing border crisis. She emphasized\u2063 that these sanctions, \u2062originally authored by Marco Rubio, played a significant role in \u2063driving populations towards the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez\u200d firmly stood by her belief that the sanctions are responsible\u200b for the surge \u200cin border crossings, stating, &#8220;After those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-russian-oil-ban-not-going-to-end-well\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar: Russian Oil Ban 'Not Going to End Well'\">broad-based sanctions<\/a> were enacted, we started \u200dseeing dramatic increases in\u200b these populations that were coming \u2062to our southern\u200d border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked by host Margaret Brennan if she agreed \u2063that Venezuela&#8217;s\u200b socialist dictator Nicol\u00e1s \u200bMaduro shares the blame, Ocasio-Cortez responded with a resounding &#8220;absolutely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The border crisis has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obesity-causes-alzheimers-like-brain-atrophy-you-may-prevent-it\/\" title=\"Obesity Causes Alzheimer\u2019s-Like Brain Atrophy, You May Prevent It\">reached alarming levels<\/a>, with border agents encountering over 10,000 migrants in a \u2063single day \u2062last week, \u2063according to Fox News reporter\u200b Bill Melugin. Customs and Border Protection\u2062 sources have revealed\u2062 that agents are already nearing \u200da breaking\u200c point.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have also surfaced, indicating that \u2062the Biden administration\u200b was aware of the impending surge\u200b but failed to take action in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<h3>President Joe Biden Shifts Blame to Republicans<\/h3>\n<p>President Joe Biden, too,\u2063 has engaged in the blame game, pointing fingers \u2062at Republicans during a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute&#8217;s\u2064 annual \u2062gala. He accused\u200c &#8220;MAGA Republicans&#8221; of dismantling the immigration system during his \u2062predecessor&#8217;s term and\u200c continuing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-aoc-blames-border-crisis-on-us-sanctions-on-venezuela\/\" title=\"VIDEO: AOC attributes border crisis to US sanctions on Venezuela.\">undermine border \u2064security today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200cWhat\u2063 evidence \u2063does Representative Ocasio-Cortez provide to support her claim that Republican-sponsored sanctions are responsible for\u200b the surge\u2062 in border crossings?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  In a recent interview on\u2064 CBS News, \u200dDemocratic Representative \u200cAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York placed blame on Republican-sponsored\u2064 sanctions for the ongoing border crisis. Ocasio-Cortez highlighted the role of these\u2062 sanctions, originally championed by Senator \u200cMarco Rubio, in driving populations towards\u200b the southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez \u200dfirmly \u200dstood by her belief that the sanctions are\u200d responsible for the surge in border crossings, stating, \u200c&#8221;After those broad-based sanctions were enacted, we started seeing dramatic \u2063increases in \u2064these populations that were coming\u2064 to our southern border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Host Margaret Brennan questioned\u200c Ocasio-Cortez on \u200bwhether\u200c she agreed that Venezuela&#8217;s socialist dictator Nicol\u00e1s Maduro also shares the \u2063blame. \u200dOcasio-Cortez responded with\u200d a resounding &#8220;absolutely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The border crisis has reached alarming levels, with border agents encountering over 10,000 migrants in a single day last week,\u2062 according to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin. Customs \u200band Border Protection sources have disclosed that\u2063 agents are already \u200dnearing a breaking point.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, reports have emerged \u2062suggesting that the Biden administration \u200dwas aware\u2062 of the impending surge but\u200d failed to take action in a timely manner.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe\u2062 Biden has also engaged in the blame game, pointing \u200cfingers at\u2063 Republicans \u200dduring a speech \u2063at\u2062 the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute&#8217;s annual\u2062 gala. \u2062He accused &#8220;MAGA Republicans&#8221; \u2063of dismantling the immigration system during his predecessor&#8217;s term and continuing to undermine border \u200csecurity today.<\/p>\n<p>As the border crisis continues to escalate, it\u200d is crucial to carefully evaluate the factors contributing to the situation. The blame\u2062 game, while \u200dcommon in politics, often\u200c obscures the underlying issues and hinders efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/solar-projects-turn-into-disaster-as-groundwater-dries-up-leaving-residents-furious-dead-without-water\/\" title=\"Solar projects become disasters as groundwater depletes, leaving angry residents desperate for water.\">find sustainable solutions<\/a>. It\u200b is\u200c essential for\u200c policymakers on\u200c both \u200dsides of the aisle\u200b to come together and address the root causes of the\u2062 crisis, ensuring the safety \u200cand well-being of all those affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) accused Republican-backed Venezuela sanctions of fueling the escalating border crisis. She stated that the U.S. sanctions, initially proposed by Marco Rubio, played a significant role in driving people towards the southern border. Ocasio-Cortez made these remarks during her appearance on CBS News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1613,"featured_media":2044018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2044017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2044017"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2044017\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2044018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2044017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2044017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2044017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}