Democrat Infighting Explodes After AOC Slams Senior Lawmaker Over Trump Shooting Response

Recently, Democrat House Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shot back at a report that featured a quote from an anonymous senior Democrat. This senior lawmaker had a response about what we all can expect after Trump’s shooting — and AOC didn’t agree with it.

This event quickly led to many on both sides of the political aisle sending their thoughts and prayers to Trump. Many leaders also expressed their desire to see political debates and disagreements toned down.

Various commentators have claimed that this could end up leading to Trump jumping in the polls — and, eventually, winning the White House come November.

This has shifted the perspective away from winning the presidential election — and away from possibly replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic Party nominee — for the time being. Now, many are simply focusing on making sure all safety protocols are being followed, in case violence continues.

One anonymous senior House Democrat reportedly said, “We’ve all resigned ourselves to a second Trump presidency.”

Instead, this senior Democrat said that they’re focusing on their staff’s safety, as well as their own.

“If you’re a ‘senior Democrat’ that feels this way, you should absolutely retire and make space for true leadership that refuses to resign themselves to fascism,” she wrote on X.

“This kind of leadership is functionally useless to the American people,” she said. “Retire.”

Biden’s Oval Office address also discussed respecting each other and creating change through the ballot box, rather than with bullets.

So far, Biden has refused all of these calls. He has said he will not step down, regardless of how others in his party feel.

However, others simply think this event has brought a lull, and that the attempt to get Biden to leave the race will pick up steam again in the next few weeks.

This fact has surprised many, especially as she has been critical of Biden in the past. However, Ocasio-Cortez’s vocal and strong support for Biden has led to many of her own supporters blasting her moves.

The messages shared between California delegates to the Democrat nominating convention exposed chaos in the party and deep anxiety at Biden’s ability to win.

“Obviously, the first step would be that President Biden steps down of his own accord and frees his delegates,” Bolle said. “We should discuss this. This is a painful experience on every level, but we play an outsized role in history this election. This cannot be left to chance.”

“Kamala isn’t the strongest overall but logistically it’d be the cleanest,” wrote Nico Brancolini, vice president of the Stonewall Democratic Club.

In that poll, Harris had an edge over Biden with younger voters 18-65 but was behind him with voters 65 and older.

“But imagine the fury if a sitting vice president who is a black woman were passed over for any of the other candidates,” Brancolini said.

“I’m in tears,” wrote Renay Grace Rodriguez, president of the Stonewall Democratic Club. “What I was in tears about was Biden’s poor performance.”

While some Democrats have come out in support of Biden, there have also been many who have been asking for him to step aside both privately and publically.

Schumer reportedly shared polling data with the president, though spokespeople for the White House have refused to confirm whether Schumer asked Biden to step down. However, ABC News reported that Schumer told Biden that it would be “better for the Democratic party, and better for the country if he were to bow out.”

If reporting from these major outlets is true, this means that even some of the president’s closest allies are doubtful of his ability to win.

“We are all loyal Democrats and we know how high the stakes are. If President Biden is the nominee, I will fight for him every day to win this election,” wrote Bolle.

On July 17, California Rep. Adam Schiff became the highest-profile Democrat to publicly call for Joe Biden to exit the presidential race over concern for the future of the Democratic party and the United States.

“While the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is time for him to pass the torch,” Schiff said in a statement. “And in doing so, secure his legacy of leadership by allowing us to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming election.”