Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday reiterated her criticism of transporting migrants from the US-Mexico border to various areas across the country. In a tweet, the New York Democrat called the recent actions of Florida Gov. Ron DeSandis and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “disgusting” and likened them to “trafficking.” Without naming the two governors, Ocasio-Cortez also said Republicans are guilty of “crimes against humanity.” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., speaks during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on gun violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2022. (ANDREW HARNICK/POOLE/Agence France-Presse via Getty images) “It’s appalling that far-right politicians seem to have decided that the fall before an election is their regularly scheduled time to commit crimes against humanity against refugees,” he tweeted. AOC NOMINATES TEXAS GOVERNOR. ABBOTT TO RETIRE AFTER TRANSPORTING IMMIGRANTS TO WASHINGTON DC Ocasio-Cortez added: “Don’t normalize this. Lying and trafficking people for TV and clicks is not politics as usual. It’s abuse.” In a pair of other posts, the Bronx native suggested that people shouldn’t call immigrants “illegals” since “most US families” immigrated to the country at some point. “By today’s standards, most US families would have been considered undocumented or trafficked at some point in their family history,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “For the most part, people didn’t need lawyers and years of processing to come to this US until immigration became a racial issue.” BIDEN SAYS REPUBLICANS ‘PLAYING POLITICS’ AFTER BRINGING IMMIGRANTS TO MARTHA’S VINEYARD, VP’S HOME The tweets come as Abbott orchestrated the transfer of two buses full of migrants to the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. DeSantis also sent planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard. Abbott previously bused immigrants to New York and other areas. The convoys suggest the governor is “struggling” to run his own state and perhaps should consider other employment, he said. “I remember how people rushed to help Texans when you left them cold and hungry during the freeze. We will welcome those families, too. They have so much to offer,” Ocasio-Cortez said, referring to the February 2021 power crisis. caused by three severe winter storms. “You seem to be having a hard time at your job, though. Maybe you should think about whether this is the right job for you,” he concluded. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP Abbott defended his decision to send the migrants in as senior Biden administration officials, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, have repeatedly denied a border crisis.
