Feinstein blasted by left-wing activists for disagreeing with children advocating 'Green New Deal'

Sunrise Movement targets California Democrat with video clip. Democrats who refuse to jump on the Green New Deal bandwagon might find themselves trending on social media — and not in a good way — thanks to the Sunrise Movement.

That’s what happened Friday to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, after she met with a group of children, teens and activists asking her to endorse the sweeping Green New Deal resolution sponsored by Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Edward Markey.

Ms. Feinstein said she could not support the measure, shared a draft her own Green New Deal resolution, which she plans to introduce soon, and pushed back when the youngsters insisted that the Ocasio-Cortez version was the only way to go.

“You know what’s interesting about this group is that I’ve been doing this for 30 years,” said Ms. Feinstein as shown on video. “I know what I’m doing. You come in here and you say, ‘It has to be my way or the highway.’ I don’t respond to that.”

The Sunrise Movement responded by posting a two-minute clip with excerpts of Ms. Feinstein at her most combative, tweeting, “This is how @SenFeinstein reacted to children asking her to support the #GreenNewDeal resolution—with smugness + disrespect.”

A series of lengthier clips posted by Mediaite’s Tommy Christopher cast the encounter in a different light, showing that she discussed the merits of the Green New Deal with the kids and even agreed to give one of the teens an internship.