AOC Calls For Tucker Carlson to be Banned From Television
(Chaz Anon) Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for Tucker Carlson to be banned from television over the nebulous accusation that he is ‘inciting violence’. Fox news parts ways with him the very next day. Wow she is powerful.
AOC made the comments during an interview with former White House press secretary Jen Psaki on MSNBC.
The lawmaker highlighted, “Federal regulation, in terms of what’s allowed on air and what isn’t.”
“And when you look at what Tucker Carlson and what of these other folks on Fox do, it is very very clearly incitement of violence, very clearly incitement of violence and that is the line that we have to be willing to contend with,” she said.
AOC calls on the government to ban Tucker Carlson and other Fox hosts
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) April 23, 2023
Jen Psaki nods along pic.twitter.com/2vX0ZxuASQ
Despite accusing Carlson of “very clearly” inciting violence, AOC failed to provide one single example.
Commentators responded by asserting that AOC was simply using a nebulous justification to completely silence her political adversaries.
“Their goal is the criminalization of political opposition,” said Auron MacIntyre. “Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar or a fool.”
Their goal is the criminalization of political opposition
— Auron MacIntyre (@AuronMacintyre) April 23, 2023
Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar or a fool https://t.co/ksg9ztkapE
Journalist Glenn Greenwald argued that AOC was essentially calling for a form of fascism.
The people who endlessly and shrilly insist they are fighting fascism constantly advocate:
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 23, 2023
* A union of public power (CIA/FBI/DHS) and corporate power (Big Tech) to censor the internet;
* The president ignore court orders;
* Adversary media be banned.
Very odd anti-fascism. https://t.co/T7nXlyjDVm
As we previously highlighted, Ocasio-Cortez has a history of making fake claims about people supposedly inciting violence.
She previously accused Ted Cruz of “almost” having her “murdered” during the January 6 riot, one of a number of claims about what happened that day that subsequently turned out to be false.
Some pointed out that AOC herself has legitimized violence before in the context of “marginalized communities” being encouraged to riot.
It’s okay when we do it!
