The firebrand New York congresswoman brought the crowd to its feet before she even opened her mouth.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez injected much-needed energy into a Democratic National Convention that was beginning to drag on Monday night, telling the Democratic faithful about her own journey from waiting tables and helping her mother fend off foreclosure after her father died from cancer.
Ocasio-Cortez took the stage just moments after Harris—the party’s presidential nominee—made a surprise appearance on stage, walking out to Beyoncé’s hit songHarris’ appearance—and AOC’s speech soon after—provided a shot in the arm just as the event crawled into its fourth hour of programming. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks on the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.But she also briefly addressed an issue that divides the party: Israel’s relentless war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands
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