31 sats \ 34 replies \ @grayruby 23 Jul \ parent \ on: Secret Service Director Cheatle resigns after Trump assassination attempt news
I didn't see any of the highlights but I heard it was a disaster for her.
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51 sats \ 33 replies \ @Cje95 OP 23 Jul
AOC started siding with Republicans… that is how bad it went for her and I feel that says a lotttt
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Fritz 23 Jul
Not sure anything AOC says is worth paying attention to
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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 23 Jul
After hearing her green deal thing....I feel she is short a few braincells.
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105 sats \ 23 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Jul
of course with AOC her questions come from a place of narcissism. People want to assassinate me! I need better protection!
Do members of Congress get Secret Service protection? I don't think they do
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121 sats \ 3 replies \ @Cje95 OP 23 Jul
There are a few positions within Congress that will get USSS protection and those are Speaker of the House, House Minority Leader, Senate President Pro Tempore, Senate Majority and Minority Leaders, and Whips in both chambers.
Every Member has a risk matrix score concerning their safety. Capitol Police covers most Members (who request it and have a need for it) for the most part. In some cases though it can be expanded and other Members can gain USSS protection at least for a brief time. For instance, before the 2017 Congressional Baseball shooting, Rep. Steve Scalise was the Majority Whip but only Capitol Hill Police were assigned duty to protect him (USSS was not in charge of protecting Congressional Leadership at the time) but once he was shot USSS took over protection duties for him and the other individual on the Republican Team who was critically injured.
Then Congress changed the law to protect these people with USSS since they were supposed to be the "experts" and all of these people in Leadership tend to be big names and crazy people would likely go after them over a regular Member...
EDIT: AOC only has Capitol Police Protect. She actually lives in a building that a ton of Dem Members live in including Dem Leadership so that building tends to have a police vehicle or two in front of it at all times.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 23 Jul
Seems like AOC doesnt understand her position in life. She thinks she is the only one who needs protection lol
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 23 Jul
just because she is annoying doesn't mean she is on a hit list
she hates it when people ignore her
Sandy Cortez from Westchester
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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 23 Jul
I remembered she felt threatened when she went out to see a protest.
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41 sats \ 17 replies \ @Satosora 23 Jul
Lately, AOC has been getting on my nerves. When is she up for reelection?
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40 sats \ 16 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Jul
November
House Reps have 2 year terms
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41 sats \ 15 replies \ @Satosora 23 Jul
Think she will get reelected?
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40 sats \ 14 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Jul
probably
I think her district is Brooklyn
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41 sats \ 13 replies \ @Satosora 23 Jul
Has she helped her district in any way?
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41 sats \ 3 replies \ @Cje95 OP 24 Jul
The long and short is... kinda... The federal government is starting to roll out those hundreds of billions spent from last Congress she helped pass
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30 sats \ 8 replies \ @Bell_curve 23 Jul
no idea
but local politics makes a bigger difference for her district
What is she voting on in Congress? Federal issues that make little difference for her district
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41 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 23 Jul
To be fair narcissism and getting screen time is what these hearings are all about.
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 23 Jul
I dont understand why people like this AOC person...
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40 sats \ 5 replies \ @Cje95 OP 24 Jul
She said everything to make the youth fall in love with her however she for the most part has really failed to deliver on what she promised
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40 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 24 Jul
Isnt that all politicians?
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40 sats \ 3 replies \ @Cje95 OP 24 Jul
100000000000000% right but she plays the "I am normal I am not like them" card. However she is now like them and doesn't want to admit it.
She thinks she doesn't make enough either.... she makes 175k a year... I make 60k.... we both live in DC and she even lived in my apartment complex for a few years...
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20 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 24 Jul
Yeah, I saw that from a mile away when she first started. She has always complained about her benefits. Which is interesting, since I think she was the one that said they make too much when she first started.
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Cje95 OP 24 Jul
Yeah... If I was in it for the money I would have quit my job already but I love who I work with and the work we do. AOC in person is a great lady and super nice. I work on the House Bipartisan AI Taskforce and one of the first meetings we had I embassed the hell out of myself slamming the shit out of my hand in the door and she came up to me immediately and checked in on me and wanted to make sure everything was okay.
Stuff like that is really nice to see. Her policy though and what she is targeting I do not agree with at all.
I will also give her credit where it is due and since the Taskforce has been created she is one of the top members who I can tell has spent time learning about the technology. Her questions have evolved and in our briefings she will ask questions based off of what has been discussed not questions that are obviously prewritten. So credit where credit is due
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20 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 24 Jul
Eventually the environment affects you as a person. Give it a few more years and maybe she will turn into the next pelosi?
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