AOC warns of emerging US oligarchy: “This is how fascism works"

Who?Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)LISTEN: Laslo & Ocasio-CortezAsk a Pol asks:How does your party combat what Biden called an ‘oligarchy’ in America?Key Ocasio-Cortez:“We have to take our gloves off and fight for the working class and line ourselves with labor and really show people what's going on,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exclusively tells Ask a Pol. Ask a Pol Subscriptions are FREEEEEEE! Unless you want the VIP perks we offer… ICYMI — AOC’s oversight priorities this new Congress Caught our ear:“It's true. It's happening. There is an oligarchy in America,” Ocasio-Cortez tells us. “This is how fascism works, you know.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezSCENE: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on her way to vote on the House floor when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches up with her… Matt Laslo: “Any thoughts on Biden's oligarchy framing and saying [inaudible]. I'm kinda shocked by the amount of billionaires. Like, I didn’t even know this many billionaires existed that Trump surrounded himself with, like...”Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Yeah. I mean, it's true. It's happening. There is an oligarchy in America. And the American oligarchy is handed — this is how fascism works, you know.”ML: “Yeah? How does your party combat that going into this administration?”AOC: “Well, I think that it's really about, like, we have to take our gloves off and fight for the working class, align ourselves with labor and really show people what's going on.”Consider chipping in to support our independent journalism! Find us on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer. ML: “And I know you guys kinda lost sight of that party did in the last election, do you think party leaders get that now?”AOC: “You have to ask them.”ML: “You didn't hear it in the DNC pitches?”Candidates running to head up the DNC — or Democratic National Committee — recently pitched House Democrats on Capitol Hill. AOC: “I’m not sure, yeah. I’m sorry.”ML: “Yep, you have a job. Thank you, ma'am.”Andrey Beregovsiy contributed to this report. Content posted at AskaPolPolitics.com is copyrighted. Use our original content to move the story forward. And, please, link to us. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapolpolitics.com/subscribe