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Their actions are that of bloodthirsty imperialists, they vote in favor of military budget increases and for funding to Nazis in Ukraine.<ref>''[https://youtu.be/KhRyjV0Zabw Aaron Maté EXPLAINS The Squad's Lack Of RESISTANCE (clip)]'' on [[Sabby Sabs|Sabby Sabs podcast]] (feat. [[Aaron Maté]] on [[Tucker Carlson]])</ref>
Their actions are that of bloodthirsty imperialists, they vote in favor of military budget increases and for funding to Nazis in Ukraine.<ref>''[https://youtu.be/KhRyjV0Zabw Aaron Maté EXPLAINS The Squad's Lack Of RESISTANCE (clip)]'' on [[Sabby Sabs|Sabby Sabs podcast]] (feat. [[Aaron Maté]] on [[Tucker Carlson]])</ref>


They withdrew their signatures of an anti-war letter, succumbing to the pro-war agenda of the corrupt Democratic Party<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131347005/progressive-democrats-ukraine-letter-withdraw-biden Progressive Democrats withdraw letter calling for more diplomatic efforts with Russia] by [[NPR]]</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/_ykHwrd9eM4?t=758 (12:38)] "As far as the rest of the squad, it's absolutely pathetic..." ''[[Caleb Maupin|Caleb]] chats with [[Nick Brana]], founder of the [[Peoples Party]]'' on [[YouTube]]</ref>
They cowardly withdrew their signatures of an anti-war letter, succumbing to the pro-war agenda of the corrupt Democratic Party.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131347005/progressive-democrats-ukraine-letter-withdraw-biden Progressive Democrats withdraw letter calling for more diplomatic efforts with Russia] by [[NPR]]</ref><ref>[https://youtu.be/_ykHwrd9eM4?t=758 (12:38)] "As far as the rest of the squad, it's absolutely pathetic..." ''[[Caleb Maupin|Caleb]] chats with [[Nick Brana]], founder of the [[Peoples Party]]'' on [[YouTube]]</ref>
 
The Squad has been increasingly subjected to public heckling and confrontation by ex-supporters.<ref>[https://youtu.be/2ZyFK-fWD9w AOC & Jamaal Bowman CONFRONTED By Their Own Voters! (clip)] by [[Sabby Sabs]] on [[YouTube]]</ref>
==Membership==
Initial members elected in 2018:
*[[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]]
*[[Ilhan Omar]]
*[[Ayanna Pressley]]
*[[Rashida Tlaib]]
Additional members elected in 2020:
* [[Jamaal Bowman]]
*[[Cori Bush]]
==Criticism==
While the right-wing media endlessly hounds The Squad for nominally supporting progressive policies, left-wing criticisms of them also exist. Here are some examples of various criticisms that have been waged.<ref>{{News citation|title=Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned|url=https://www.opindia.com/2021/01/force-the-vote-aoc-democratic-party-jimmy-dore-medicare-for-all/}}</ref>
===Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez===
*AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela<ref>[https://orinocotribune.com/aoc-lines-up-with-pelosi-bolton-and-trump-in-support-of-coup-attempt-in-venezuela/ AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela]</ref>
*AOC praises corrupt oligarch billionaire Nancy Pelosi<ref>[https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-ocasio-cortez-on-the-view-20200219-gcliuehkgbb77dovdjxt3j2p3i-story.html AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’]</ref>
*AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot sufficiently defend her vote.<ref>[https://youtu.be/MhIYTEWUItA AOC's Ridiculous Word Salad Over Israel Funding Vote] on Oct 14, 2021 by [[The Jimmy Dore Show]] featuring Nick Cruze of [[Fred Hampton Leftists]]</ref>
*In 2021, AOC transferred $160k of her own campaign funds to right-wing "CIA Democrats"<ref>[https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/04/05/demo-a05.html Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez funds the CIA Democrats] by [[Eric London]] on [https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/04/05/demo-a05.html World Socialist Web Site], the publication of the [[Trotskyism|Trotskyist]] [[Fourth International]]</ref>
*Did not support [[force the vote]] to demand [[Medicare for All]]<ref>{{News citation|title=Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned|url=https://www.opindia.com/2021/01/force-the-vote-aoc-democratic-party-jimmy-dore-medicare-for-all/}}</ref>
===Criticism of Ilhan Omar===
*Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel<ref>[https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20210802-ilhan-omar-votes-for-bill-to-continue-unconditional-us-aid-to-israel/ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel]</ref>
===Criticism of Jamaal Bowman===
*Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.<ref>[https://twitter.com/jamaalbowmanny/status/1450093676303114242?s=21 Jamaal Bowman on Twitter] on 10/18/21</ref>
===Support for Ukrainian Nazis===
The Squad (with the exception of Cori Bush) voted in favor of sending billions of dollars to Ukrainian Nazis during the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict]].<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Jimmy Dore]] and [[Jackson Hinkle]]|newspaper=[[The Jimmy Dore Show]]|title=Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Fiery Speech Embarrasses Dems & Squad On Ukraine|date=2022-05-15|url=https://youtu.be/37N-2b0Py8g}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|title=The Squad nowhere to be seen as Ukraine package sails through|url=https://unherd.com/thepost/the-squad-nowhere-to-be-seen-as-ukraine-package-sails-through/}}</ref><ref>{{News citation|author=[[Max Blumenthal]] and [[Aaron Maté]]|newspaper=[[The Grayzone]]|title=Bernie and the Squad surrender to the war machine's Ukraine scam|date=2022-05-27|url=https://youtu.be/iCP6AxQqZd8}}</ref>
== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* [https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/The_Squad_(United_States_Congress) The Squad on ProleWiki]
* [https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/The_Squad_(United_States_Congress) The Squad on ProleWiki]
== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 03:11, 9 February 2023

The Squad, commonly known as the Fraud Squad, are an opportunist and pseudo-socialist group of U.S. congresspeople in the Democratic Party. Many of them signed onto the pledge by the Justice Democrats.

Many of them refused to back the popular calls to force the vote on Medicare for All.[1][2][3]

Their actions are that of bloodthirsty imperialists, they vote in favor of military budget increases and for funding to Nazis in Ukraine.[4]

They cowardly withdrew their signatures of an anti-war letter, succumbing to the pro-war agenda of the corrupt Democratic Party.[5][6]

The Squad has been increasingly subjected to public heckling and confrontation by ex-supporters.[7]

Membership[edit | edit source]

Initial members elected in 2018:

Additional members elected in 2020:

Criticism[edit | edit source]

While the right-wing media endlessly hounds The Squad for nominally supporting progressive policies, left-wing criticisms of them also exist. Here are some examples of various criticisms that have been waged.[8]

Criticism of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez[edit | edit source]

  • AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela[9]
  • AOC praises corrupt oligarch billionaire Nancy Pelosi[10]
  • AOC votes "present" on the Israel funding vote and cannot sufficiently defend her vote.[11]
  • In 2021, AOC transferred $160k of her own campaign funds to right-wing "CIA Democrats"[12]
  • Did not support force the vote to demand Medicare for All[13]

Criticism of Ilhan Omar[edit | edit source]

  • Ilhan Omar supporting $62B bill that includes unconditional support for Israel[14]

Criticism of Jamaal Bowman[edit | edit source]

  • Jamaal Bowman praised imperialist war criminal Colin Powell upon his death.[15]

Support for Ukrainian Nazis[edit | edit source]

The Squad (with the exception of Cori Bush) voted in favor of sending billions of dollars to Ukrainian Nazis during the 2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict.[16][17][18]

Further reading[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ McCarthy Speaker Fight Proves Jimmy Dore RIGHT About #ForceTheVote! by Jimmy Dore on YouTube
  2. ↑ William J. Astore (2020-12-20). "Force the Vote: Medicare for All" LA Progressive. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14.
  3. ↑ brakoo (2021-01-18). "Force the Vote: The churn within the Democratic Party, the ‘Fraud Squad’ and the plank for ‘Medicare for All’ that appears abandoned" Opindia. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20.
  4. ↑ Aaron Maté EXPLAINS The Squad's Lack Of RESISTANCE (clip) on Sabby Sabs podcast (feat. Aaron Maté on Tucker Carlson)
  5. ↑ Progressive Democrats withdraw letter calling for more diplomatic efforts with Russia by NPR
  6. ↑ (12:38) "As far as the rest of the squad, it's absolutely pathetic..." Caleb chats with Nick Brana, founder of the Peoples Party on YouTube
  7. ↑ AOC & Jamaal Bowman CONFRONTED By Their Own Voters! (clip) by Sabby Sabs on YouTube
  8. ↑ Template:News citation
  9. ↑ AOC Lines Up with Pelosi, Bolton and Trump in Support of Coup Attempt in Venezuela
  10. ↑ AOC visits ‘The View’ to praise Nancy Pelosi as the ‘mama bear of the Democratic Party’ and chide ‘Bernie bros’
  11. ↑ AOC's Ridiculous Word Salad Over Israel Funding Vote on Oct 14, 2021 by The Jimmy Dore Show featuring Nick Cruze of Fred Hampton Leftists
  12. ↑ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez funds the CIA Democrats by Eric London on World Socialist Web Site, the publication of the Trotskyist Fourth International
  13. ↑ Template:News citation
  14. ↑ Ilhan Omar backs $62bn bill that includes continued unconditional support for Israel
  15. ↑ Jamaal Bowman on Twitter on 10/18/21
  16. ↑ Template:News citation
  17. ↑ Template:News citation
  18. ↑ Template:News citation
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