‘There will be an out and out brawl’: AOC calls for political violence if Kamala Harris were to win election, remove current FTC Chair
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was threatening political violence Wednesday against “anyone” attempting to remove Lina Khan as the chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), “Let me make this clear, since billionaires have been trying to play footsie with the ticket: Anyone goes near Lina Khan and there will be an out and out brawl. And that is a promise. She proves this admin fights for working people. It would be terrible leadership to remove her.” The congresswoman was referring to comments from billionaire Harris supporter Mark Cuban who told...
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