AOC: 'I’m Not Going to Give Them My Fear'

Latino USA

Futuro Media and PRX

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 2 February 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Amid the chaos generated by Donald Trump’s first days back in the White House, Maria Hinojosa sits down with someone who has sounded off on the former and current president for years: New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

AOC tells us what, in her opinion, what went wrong for Democrats in 2024 and how the party can win back voters. She also highlights the beauty and value immigrants bring to the U.S., analyzes the new geopolitics of Latin America and more.

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0:00.0	I don't want to give them my fear.
0:09.1	I'm not going to give them my fear.
0:11.0	I'm like, if you want to come, come.
0:12.4	Because this is like this monster that feeds on our terror.
0:19.5	And what they represent are people who eat fear.
0:25.0	They sustain themselves on anxiety.
0:28.7	And I'm not going to give them that.
0:35.3	From Futuro Media and PRX, it's Latino USA.
0:39.3	I'm Maria Innojosa.
0:40.8	Today, a conversation with Congresswoman, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a.
0:46.5	A.O.C.
0:54.1	So, dear listener, we're just a few days into President Donald Trump's second term, and, well, it's been pretty intense.
1:03.1	Tonight, President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration is expanding, not just ICE officers, but other federal law enforcement agencies sweeping across the
1:11.9	country. We're going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
1:19.4	President Trump has signed several executive orders to reshape the military, including
1:23.2	directive banning transgender service members.
1:27.7	So on today's show, we're going to speak with someone who's been sounding off against Republican
1:33.2	Donald Trump for years, but someone who's also criticized her own party, the Democrats.
1:39.4	And that's Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, who represents parts of Queens and also parts of the
1:46.2	Bronx in New York City.
1:48.3	How are you doing?
1:49.1	Good, good, good.
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