{"id":562279,"date":"2021-06-12T20:36:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-13T00:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=562279"},"modified":"2021-06-12T20:36:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-13T00:36:42","slug":"alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-aunt-says-officials-in-puerto-rico-are-to-blame-for-blocked-aid-not-president-trump-as-rep-suggested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alexandria-ocasio-cortezs-aunt-says-officials-in-puerto-rico-are-to-blame-for-blocked-aid-not-president-trump-as-rep-suggested\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s aunt says officials in Puerto Rico are to blame for blocked aid, not President Trump as rep. suggested"},"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\">40<\/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%2Falexandria-ocasio-cortezs-aunt-says-officials-in-puerto-rico-are-to-blame-for-blocked-aid-not-president-trump-as-rep-suggested%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=562279&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 id=\"attachment_2422399\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2422399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) attends a press conference with Rep. Andy Levin (D-MI) about their new bill called the EV Freedom Act on Capitol Hill on February 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. The EV Freedom Act is a plan to create a nation wide charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 5:26 PM PT \u2013 Saturday, June 12, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s (D-N.Y.) aunt has slammed her own niece after the congresswoman blamed President Donald Trump for her grandmother\u2019s hardship. Speaking to a Daily Mail reporter this week, the New York Democrat\u2019s aunt said Trump is not to blame for the lack of aid residents are receiving, but instead, officials on the Caribbean island are.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a problem here in Puerto Rico with the administration and the distribution of help,\u201d said the aunt. \u201cIt is not a problem with Washington. We had the assistance and it didn\u2019t get to the people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to say her grandmother had been suffering in Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria in 2017. She proceeded to blame President Trump for blocking relief.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her- my 1st time in a year+ bc of COVID.<\/p>\n<p>This is her home. Hurricane Mar\u00eda relief hasn\u2019t arrived. Trump blocked relief $ for PR.<\/p>\n<p>People are being forced to flee ancestral homes, &amp; developers are taking them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wnRxLalA2D\">pic.twitter.com\/wnRxLalA2D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1400150275676160001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following her tweet, conservative commentator Matt Walsh raised $100,000 on GoFundMe for her grandmother. However, the congresswoman refused the funds.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/n-j-school-board-removes-holiday-names-from-school-calendar\/\">N.J. School Board Removes Holiday Names From School Calendar<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) attends a press conference with Rep. 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