WATCH: AOC Ironically Explains Why Americans Need To Study History

During an interview with WABC-TV reporter Dave Evans, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) was asked if she regretted comparing immigration detention centers to concentration camps. Naturally, the freshman Congresswoman doubled down on her previous remarks, saying she stood by what she said. The most ironic part of the interview, however, is listening to her explain how Americans need to learn about history. Evans: Do you feel, on Israel, you said this administration has established concentration camps on the southern border of the United States for immigrants, where they are being brutalized in dehumanizing conditions and dying. You got a lot of grief for using the word “concentration camps.” Do you regret that or do you think people misinterpreted that? AOC: I don’t. Yeah, I think there’s a few things at play. One, I don’t regret it at all. A group, in fact, I think of almost 200 historians, rabbis, academics have come together in support of this term -- More...