The Squad Eats Its Own Over 'Build Back Better'
Four congresswomen known as The Squad — Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., — participate in a town hall hosted by the NAACP moderated by CNN commentator Angela Rye, center, on September 11, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)
By Patrice Lee Onwuka
Thursday, 23 December 2021 03:33 PM
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The Squad's acrimonious response to Sen. Joe Manchin's rebuke of President Biden's multitrillion-dollar spending bill demonstrates why we need the right people, not just any Black women, in office.
These women don't represent all of the perspectives or interests of women of color. They bully those in their camp to go along with their agenda and when challenged play victim. Their Marxist-Socialist ideas are dangerous and would undermine progress, independence, and opportunity for those working their way up in life. They claim to work for "the people," but if their ends are achieved in Congress, minority causes will be steamrolled by the majority in power, a fate that does neither party any good.
Sen. Manchin, D-W.Va., sent shock waves across the political world on Sunday when he said he was a 'no' on the 'Build Back Better' (BBB) Act. The White House's response was scathing, but the ladies of the Squad were rabid. They called Sen. Manchin a liar and spoke of him as though he were the enemy.
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