AOC downplays LA riots as mere 'teens' throwing rocks, pins blame on Trump

"Squad" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., downplayed the recent riots in Los Angeles, attributing the chaos to unruly teens — not violent anarchists — and blaming President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown for the unrest.

Ocasio-Cortez took to the social media platform Bluesky on Tuesday and said Democrats don’t need to "answer for every teen who throws a rock" and that her party was falling into a Republican trap by trying to explain why parts of the sanctuary city had gone up in flames. ---More...