Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just the latest voice in a Democratic chorus calling for the New Jersey senator to leave office

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just the latest voice in a Democratic chorus calling for the New Jersey senator to leave office

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has joined the calls for Bob Menendez to resign, after the Democratic US senator from New Jersey was charged with accepting gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz and other gifts as bribes.

Speaking on Sunday, Ocasio-Cortez said the charges against Menendez were “extremely serious” and he should step down.

A growing number of Democrats are calling for Menendez, who has represented New Jersey in the Senate since 2006, to resign.

Menendez is accused of using his position to aid Egypt’s authoritarian government and pressuring federal prosecutors to drop a case against a friend.

  • breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
    665·
    1 year ago

    Things that republicans would never do

    (asking a party member to step down/face consequences due to corruption)

      • Caradoc879
        20·
        1 year ago

        How many of the dems calling for his resignation weren’t in office in 2015? My hope is most of them; evidence of changing times where the dems will call each other out more.