live. in a moment we re going to play a short portion of it, one that gives you a look into his state of mind and how he is trying to frame his defense to his supporters. i m joined now by new york democratic congresswoman and house oversight committee member alexandria ocasio-cortez. thanks so much for being here. first of all, i just want to the little havana stop, that cafe, versailles cafe, one of the reasons we re told by his folks he was there is because the cuban american people know from political persecution. and i wondered how you might interpret that and what you think of that. well, you know, i think it s it makes it s not a surprise. during trump s remarks he was trying to somehow pin this as some great marxist conspiracy. but the fact of the matter remains that tn individual who r. tand u.s. national security secrets, nuclear weapons locations or, you know, nuclear site locations, sensitive materials, and put our nation at risk. and frankly this is beyon
and frankly this is beyond just the cuban community. the latino community writ large in the united states also has a profound sense of patriot sxmz unde patriotism and understands right from wrong. and from understanding political persecution knowing this is not it. and what was your reaction to this moment in history? i mean, this is you know, whether you love donald trump or hate donald trump, it s sad. it s a sad moment because you have a former president very credibly charged with these very serious offenses to the point that you have even individuals like his former attorney general bill barr and former u.s. attorney and governor chris christie talking about how serious these offenses are. i mean, beyond it just being sad, what this also represents is a very significant erosion in our systems, our institutions.