Republicans air attack ad called ‘this is the face of socialism’ showing AOC’s face on FIRE during the Democratic debate – followed by images of skulls from the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia to show the ‘horrors’ of ‘forced obedience’
- A new GOP ad condemning U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) as ‘the face of socialism’ drew scorn from the lawmaker Thursday night
- The 30-second spot aired at the end of the Democratic debate on ABC
- It referred to AOC as ‘the face of socialism’ showing a picture of her face burning
- The ad was narrated by aspiring Asian-American lawmaker Elizabeth Heng who said ‘My skin is not white… I’m a Republican’
- AOC said the ad was ‘a love letter to the GOP’s white supremacist [base]’
Republicans aired a shocking new attack ad branding Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘the face of socialism’ and showing her face burning, during Thursday’s the Democratic debate.
The 30-second spot, as narrated by aspiring Asian-American lawmaker Elizabeth Heng, also featured images of skulls from the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia to show the ‘horrors’ of ‘forced obedience’.
AOC slammed the advert as a poor attempt by the Republican Party to convince voters that ‘they aren’t racist’.
‘What you just watched was a love letter to the GOP’s white supremacist case,’ she tweeted. ‘ Republicans are running TV ads setting pictures of me on fire to convince people they aren’t racist.
‘Know that this wasn’t an ad for young conservatives of color – that was the pretense,’ she added in an additional tweet. ‘What you just watched was a love letter to the GOP’s white supremacist base.’
The spot, which aired at the end of the latest Democratic debate on ABC, showed a photo of AOC’s face being burned.
The 30-second spot referred to AOC as ‘the face of socialism’ while showing a picture of her face burning
‘This is the face of socialism and ignorance,’ says Heng, who recently lost her seat, in a voiceover. ‘Does Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez know the horror of socialism?’
‘My father was minutes from death in Cambodia before a forced marriage saved his life,’ the narrator continues. ‘THAT’S socialism – forced obedience, starvation.’
The ad cycles through a montage of black and white images showing skulls, malnourished Asian children, and later dead bodies.
The ad cycles through a montage of black and white images showing skulls and malnourished Asian children and later dead bodies. The word ‘socialism’ appears on the screen
The ad was narrated by aspiring Asian-American lawmaker Elizabeth Heng who said, ‘My skin is not white. I’m not outrageous, racist, or socialist. I’m a Republican’
The word ‘socialism’ appears on the screen ahead of Weng’s face.
‘Mine is a face of freedom,’ Weng continues. ‘My skin is not white. I’m not outrageous, racist, or socialist. I’m a Republican.’
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AOC said the ad was ‘a love letter to the GOP’s white supremacist [base]’