{"id":2336878,"date":"2024-09-04T19:11:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T23:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-stein-slams-attack-dog-aoc-after-predatory-comments-democrats-are-running-scared-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-04T19:13:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T23:13:52","slug":"jill-stein-slams-attack-dog-aoc-after-predatory-comments-democrats-are-running-scared-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-stein-slams-attack-dog-aoc-after-predatory-comments-democrats-are-running-scared-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Stein slams \u2018attack dog\u2019 AOC after \u2018predatory\u2019 comments: \u2018Democrats are running scared\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fjill-stein-slams-attack-dog-aoc-after-predatory-comments-democrats-are-running-scared-washington-examiner%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=2336878&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>Jill Stein, the Green Party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">presidential candidate<\/a>, \u2063has openly criticized Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) following Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s remarks about Stein&#8217;s third-party candidacy. Ocasio-Cortez claimed that Stein&#8217;s campaign is &#8220;not serious&#8221; \u2063and termed it &#8220;predatory,&#8221; positioning herself as an ally to Vice President\u2062 Kamala Harris. In response, Stein rebuffed these assertions, labeling Ocasio-Cortez an &#8220;attack dog&#8221; and \u200barguing that\u2063 mainstream Democrats, including Harris, are avoiding the truth about U.S. foreign \u2063policies, particularly regarding the\u200b Israeli-Palestinian conflict. \u200dStein, who has run for president previously in 2012 and 2016, has \u2062stated that her campaign aims \u2064to end U.S. aid to\u2064 Israel and\u200c seek an immediate \u200cceasefire in Gaza, contrasting sharply \u200cwith \u200bHarris&#8217;s more centrist stance. This exchange highlights the tensions between\u2064 progressive factions within the Democratic \u2064Party and third-party movements.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jill Stein slams &lsquo;attack dog&rsquo; AOC after &lsquo;predatory&rsquo; comments: &lsquo;Democrats are running scared&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1739068\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Green Party presidential candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-stein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jill Stein<\/a> blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>New York<\/a> Democrat criticized her third-party bid for the White House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez has become a staunch ally of Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a>&rsquo;s battle to win the presidency in November. She told her Instagram audience of over 8 million this week that Stein&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-collar-truck-driver-on-verge-of-unseating-leader-of-democratic-machine\/\" title=\"\u2018Blue Collar\u2019 Truck Driver on Verge of Unseating Leader of Democratic Machine\">long-shot campaign<\/a> against Harris was &ldquo;not serious&rdquo; and &ldquo;not authentic.&rdquo; The Green Party party&rsquo;s candidate&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-tries-to-blunt-harris-momentum-after-chicago-convention-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump tries to blunt Harris momentum after Chicago convention - Washington Examiner\">presidential race &#038;ldquo<\/a>;reads as predatory,&rdquo; Cortez claimed. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stein issued a scathing clapback to the congresswoman Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hey y&rsquo;all, this is a little spicy but I had thoughts about @AOC calling me and the Green Party &lsquo;not authentic&rsquo; and &lsquo;predatory,&rdquo; she wrote in a post to X that mocked Cortez&rsquo;s &ldquo;very authentic concern about growing green power.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey y&rsquo;all, this is a little spicy but I had thoughts about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AOC<\/a> calling me and the Green Party &ldquo;not authentic&rdquo; and &ldquo;predatory.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F1jniwO77X\">pic.twitter.com\/F1jniwO77X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Jill Stein&#127803; (@DrJillStein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrJillStein\/status\/1831053087265738842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Clearly, AOC is the attack dog du jour, and the Democrats are running scared, and they should be, because who wants to support a genocide? Who wants to vote for a genocide?&rdquo; Stein questioned, referencing the war in Gaza. &ldquo;If there&rsquo;s anything that&rsquo;s predatory here, it&rsquo;s saying that your candidate is working tirelessly for a ceasefire when actually they are actively funding and arming genocide and actually refusing to even consider an arms embargo, which would bring the genocide to a screeching halt.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein listens during a rally at Union Park during the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stein made two failed runs for the presidency as a Green Party candidate in 2012 and 2016. She has positioned herself to the left of Harris throughout her 2024 presidential bid and said she will halt U.S. aid to Israel and seek an immediate ceasefire in Gaza should she win the election. Harris has attached herself to the Biden administration&rsquo;s more centrist positions on the Middle Eastern conflict during her campaign and declared she supports Israel&rsquo;s right to self-defense and wants to see an end to the &ldquo;suffering&rdquo; in Gaza.&nbsp;Harris has not used the word &ldquo;genocide&rdquo; to refer to Israel&rsquo;s military campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/carson-points-out-that-every-democratic-plan-has-backfired-in-trumps-favor-as-seen-in-the-bible-2\/\" title=\"Carson points out that every Democratic plan has backfired in Trump&#039;s favor, as seen in the Bible\">vice president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s rhetoric has alienated her from some members of her own party, such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), in addition to Stein. Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a walk-in during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago earlier this month. They sparked a firestorm after complaining that party leadership refused to allow a Palestinian-American speaker to address the high-profile event.&nbsp;Ocasio-Cortez spoke on the first night of the DNC and highlighted her position as a rising star within the party.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;AOC, who&rsquo;s supposed to be in the leadership of the Democratic Party &mdash; it&rsquo;s amazing she doesn&rsquo;t know about the anti-democratic tactics and strategies that the Democratic Party uses to crush and silence political opposition,&rdquo; Stein complained Tuesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have attempted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3135050\/wisconsin-supreme-court-protects-jill-stein-rejection-democratic-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>block<\/a> Stein from the presidential ballot in battleground states such as Wisconsin, where losing a small number of votes to a third-party candidate could cost Harris the election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;ve been hiring an army of lawyers to throw competitors like me off the ballot,&rdquo; Stein grumbled. &ldquo;How is that not fraud and election interference?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1739068\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739068\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jill Stein criticizes &#8216;attack dog&#8217; AOC following her &#8216;predatory&#8217; remarks: &#8216;Democrats are fearful.&#8217; Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein responded sharply to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after the congresswoman condemned her third-party campaign for the presidency. Ocasio-Cortez, a strong supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election, told her Instagram followers this week that Stein&#8217;s campaign was &#8220;not serious&#8221; and &#8220;not authentic,&#8221; labeling it as &#8220;predatory.&#8221; In a pointed response on social media, Stein remarked on Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s comments about authenticity and predation, suggesting that AOC is merely acting as an attack dog for the Democrats who are feeling threatened. She questioned why anyone would support a candidate involved in what she described as genocide in Gaza, criticizing Harris for funding military actions rather than advocating for peace. Throughout her 2024 campaign, Stein has positioned herself to the left of Harris and pledged to end U.S. aid to Israel while calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, Harris has aligned with more centrist views regarding the Middle Eastern conflict and has not labeled Israel\u2019s military actions as genocide\u2014a stance that has caused some friction within her party. Additionally, Democrats have been accused of trying to keep Stein off ballots in key states like Wisconsin out of fear that she could siphon votes away from their candidate<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2336879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stein.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8334,3685,39386,32171],"class_list":["post-2336878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-aoc","tag-democrats","tag-jill-stein","tag-political-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Stein.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336878","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}