Gingrich branded Ocasio-Cortez 'profoundly vicious, cruel and dishonest' over her reports of human rights abuses at migrant detention centers.
— launched a blistering attack on the New York representative, who has become the leading voice of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, and subsequently a favored target of those on the right of American politics.
The attacks became particularly pointed after Ocasio-Cortez visited migrant detention facilities along America's southern border this week. She reported overcrowding, a lack of access to basic hygiene facilities and psychological abuse by staff. Gingrich branded Ocasio-Cortez"profoundly vicious, cruel and dishonest" over her reports from the border. Though the Department of Homeland Security's inspector general's office and multiple articles have uncovered additional abuses, Gingrich claimed Ocasio-Cortez is"eager and determined to undermine and destroy"When your goals are that radical, lying is simply part of the game," he continued.
He went on to blame Ocasio-Cortez and her progressive allies for exacerbating the"disaster" at the southern border, claiming their policies set"the stage for innocent people to die." He accused them of sending"signals to desperate and ambitious people around the world that they can enter the United States illegally."But, displaying the mettle she has become famous for,Ah yes, now Newt & the GOP are resorting to calling me a liar.
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