{"id":2263911,"date":"2024-06-10T11:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-strikes-fear-in-aoc-says-she-might-get-jail-time-during-absurd-meltdown-hes-out-of-his-mind\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T11:37:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T15:37:38","slug":"trump-strikes-fear-in-aoc-says-she-might-get-jail-time-during-absurd-meltdown-hes-out-of-his-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-strikes-fear-in-aoc-says-she-might-get-jail-time-during-absurd-meltdown-hes-out-of-his-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Alarms AOC, Claims She Could Face Jail in Bizarre Outburst &#8211; &#8216;He&#8217;s Lost It!"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftrump-strikes-fear-in-aoc-says-she-might-get-jail-time-during-absurd-meltdown-hes-out-of-his-mind%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=2263911&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--><p>The article discusses comments made by Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on a podcast with journalist Kara Swisher. Ocasio-Cortez expressed concern that if Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, were to win\u200b the presidency again, he might imprison her without justification. She recalled Trump&#8217;s \u2062campaign rhetoric about imprisoning Hillary Clinton and interpreted \u200bit as indicative of his broader intentions. The author\u200b critiques her \u200cstatements as irrational, noting that there is\u200d no substantial basis for her fears and \u2064highlighting Trump&#8217;s expressed \u200baversion to pursuing \u200bpolitical vendettas that could undermine U.S. democracy. The article includes broader allegations of Trump facing politically motivated charges and criticizes \u200cthe Democratic Party&#8217;s legal strategies \u2063against their opponents. Moreover, the narrative downplays the\u200c likelihood of Ocasio-Cortez facing any legitimate legal troubles unconnected to any personal misconduct similar to other political figures mentioned, deeming\u2064 her concerns as exaggerated and baseless.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/%20\"><span>C. Douglas Golden<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 10, 2024 at 6:30am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>In one of the many, <em>many<\/em> O.J. Simpson jokes that got the late, great Norm Macdonald fired from the Weekend Update desk at \u201cSaturday Night Live,\u201d he recounted a report that, during the football great\u2019s interviews with police, he claimed Nicole Brown Simpson \u201cused to beat him up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2SSVIg4Noqc?si=7oOxevxYgOSgihaJ&#038;t=194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">punchline<\/a>: \u201cHe also claimed that she and Ron Goldman killed him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That joke came to mind when I heard about Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s appearance on a podcast last week \u2014 in which she claimed the presumptive GOP nominee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-harris-wants-trump-disqualified-conviction-fails-save-bidens-election-disaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently convicted on 34 kangaroo-court charges<\/a> in AOC\u2019s native New York, might throw her in prison because, you know, what the heck?<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/aoc-frets-donald-trump-would-throw-her-jail-he-wins-hes-out-his-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, AOC made the remarks during an interview with tech journalist Kara Swisher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, it sounds nuts, but I wouldn\u2019t be surprised if this guy threw me in jail,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez told Swisher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s out of his mind. I mean, he did his whole first campaign around \u2018lock her up.\u2019 This is his motto,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez added.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s here worth noting that the \u201clock her up\u201d chant had to do with 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton \u2014 who, during her time as secretary of State, kept a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/4-times-democrats-and-their-media-allies-said-siccing-the-cops-on-political-opponents-is-for-banana-republics\/\" title=\"4 Times Democrats And Their Media Allies Said Siccing The Cops On Political Opponents Is For Banana Republics\">personal email server<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-officials-serving-in-the-white-house-is-a-classic-definition-of-a-conflict-of-interest-2-top-republicans-say\/\" title=\"Union Officials Serving In The White House Is A \u2018Classic Definition Of A Conflict Of Interest,\u2019 2 Top Republicans Say\">conduct official government business<\/a> in contravention of federal records-keeping laws.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s bad enough, but she had classified \u2014 in some cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/clinton-asked-point-blank-classified-docs-scandal-gives-blood-boiling-answer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top secret<\/a> \u2014 documents on that server. Despite this, then-FBI Director James Comey decided against charging her with a crime.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump is facing charges over retention of classified documents despite the fact that he, unlike Hillary, had the power to declassify them as president.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think AOC should resign?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And meanwhile, as the Democratic Party and its surrogates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-matt-gaetz-torches-biden-ag-judge-merchans-daughter-profiting-off-trump-prosecution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engage in unrestrained lawfare<\/a> against the political opposition, Ocasio-Cortez worries that Trump\u2019s going to put her in prison. Why? Her reasoning on the matter isn\u2019t terribly coherent, but that\u2019s par for the course with the New York congresswoman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take him at his word when he says that he\u2019s going to round up people,\u201d AOC explained. \u201cI take him at his word when he threatens journalists. I take him at his word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like what we saw in his first presidency was an amuse-bouche to what his intentions are,\u201d she added. \u201cHe has learned from his mistakes of appointing professionals, and he will not make that mistake next time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before we dismantle AOC\u2019s febrile assertion that it\u2019s Donald Trump who plans to throw the rule of law in the dustbin of American history and throw her in jail for no good reason, let\u2019s at least marvel at the fact that Ocasio-Cortez knows the phrase \u201camuse-bouche.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ocasio-cortez-bungled-green-new-deals-release-staff-took-webpage-offline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Cow Farts<\/a> has come a long way!<\/p>\n<p>Also, let\u2019s get another thing out of the way: This assertion is prima facie insane. It has no merit and evidence behind it. It\u2019s the aimless rantings of a woman who seems decidedly unwell. But, for the sake of humoring the notorious AOC, let\u2019s go through all the reasons why this is insane aside from the fact that, duh, it is.<\/p>\n<p>First, Trump has said nothing about rounding up random Democrats and throwing them in prison for no good reason. The only people he\u2019s intimated could theoretically be a subject of a probe is the Biden family, thanks to their suspect overseas dealings \u2014 and in an interview with Sean Hannity, he made it clear that he wouldn\u2019t pursue this because tit-for-tat lawfare would essentially end U.S. democracy as we know it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has to stop, because otherwise, we\u2019re not going to have a country,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, when this election is over, based on what they\u2019ve done, I would have every right to go after them, and it\u2019s easy, because it\u2019s Joe Biden and you see all the criminality, all of the money that\u2019s going into the family and him, all of this money from China, from Russia, from Ukraine,\u201d the former president said.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I haven\u2019t been paying attention, but I don\u2019t recall AOC or anyone in her family being on the board of Burisma or making deals with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hot-water-hunter-biden-chinese-ex-client-demands-return-1-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beijing-linked energy firm CEFC<\/a>. I miss news items every now and then, but I\u2019m pretty sure that one didn\u2019t just slip right under my nose.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, as much as the numerous frivolous charges lobbed Trump\u2019s way have challenged this notion, you can\u2019t just lock up your political opposition in America because you don\u2019t like them.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201clock her up\u201d chants from the 2016 campaign came after Hillary Rodham Clinton spent a career trying to find out how close you could come to breaking the law without getting charged with a crime. Unless there\u2019s something we don\u2019t know about AOC \u2014 and I don\u2019t think she\u2019s sly enough to make these statements in order to get ahead of a criminal prosecution for behavior that\u2019s yet to come to light \u2014 what is she going to be charged with?<\/p>\n<p>Negligently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conservatives-hit-goal-build-aocs-abuela-new-roof-get-hit-sick-twist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letting her abuela\u2019s house<\/a> fall into disrepair? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-blames-mtg-embarrassing-house-fight-dem-trademarks-insult-toward-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using the phrase<\/a> \u201cOh girl, baby girl! Don\u2019t even play!\u201d during a House Oversight Committee hearing? I know we\u2019ve lowered the bar on what we can charge the political opposition with under the Biden administration, but <em>come on<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it\u2019s worth noting that even if AOC\u2019s dystopian nightmare were to ever come to pass \u2014 which it can\u2019t and it won\u2019t, but let\u2019s indulge the witless hyperventilator for a moment \u2014 why, precisely, would any Republican want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-accused-literally-admitting-election-interference-trump-ankle-bracelet-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> behind bars if she didn\u2019t absolutely deserve it?<\/p>\n<p>The upshot of the upset 2018 victory that propelled Ocasio-Cortez into the national consciousness and a seat in the House of Representatives is that she\u2019s functioned as a one-woman paid political advertisement for the GOP. Is this woman the kind of future you want for your country? Do you want to eat beef ever again? Do you think that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aoc-explains-cow-farts-part-green-new-deal-just-bad-think\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bovine flatulence<\/a> is a major legislative problem Congress needs to tackle? I\u2019m a Republican, and I approve this Democrat\u2019s inane message to America.<\/p>\n<p>But, no: AOC is incredibly worried that Donald Trump is going to throw her in lockup for no good reason. Now, if you\u2019ll excuse Ocasio-Cortez, she has to prepare to fight the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-prosecutor-gives-timetable-length-trial-will-need-dozens-witness-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preposterous RICO charges<\/a> that Fani Willis has filed against her in Fulton County, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, wait\u2026<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44670\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/cillianzeal\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44670\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44670\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44670\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44670\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  C. Douglas Golden is a writer who splits his time between the United States and Southeast Asia. Specializing in political commentary and world affairs, he&#8217;s written for Conservative Tribune and The Western Journal since 2014. Aside from politics, he enjoys spending time with his wife, literature (especially British comic novels and modern Japanese lit), indie rock, coffee, Formula One and football (of both American and world varieties). <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Morristown, New Jersey <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Catholic University of America <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Spanish <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  American Politics, World Politics, Culture <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Commentary by C. Douglas Golden, June 10, 2024, highlights a controversial joke by Norm Macdonald about O.J. Simpson on &#8220;Saturday Night Live&#8221; that led to his dismissal. 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