AOC says she's worth less than $500,000 after kickback claims — and seems to get kudos from Trump fans in response (www.businessinsider.com)

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez denied claims that she is secretly wealthy, stating she is worth less than $500,000 and doesn’t trade stocks or take corporate money.

Her financial disclosures show modest savings and student debt.

Some conservatives on X, despite opposing her politics, praised her perceived integrity.

Accusations of political corruption have surged online, partly fueled by Elon Musk.

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[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

A major part of the problem is we're so focused on the President that we ignore the legislative and judicial branches.

Presidents only have this power when those two are already stacked in their favor. Expecting a President to be able to snap their fingers and fix everything is how we keep getting into these messes.

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