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AOC should be sued ‘into bankruptcy’ over latest attack on Trump, stunned critics seethe
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New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is being accused of defaming President Donald Trump by calling him a «rapist» on social media amid controversy over the Department of Justice’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case.
The far-left Democrat, who has traded barbs with Trump repeatedly across both of their political careers, weighed in on the current controversy surrounding disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his New York City jail cell in 2019 after facing federal charges related to child sex trafficking.
«Wow who would have thought that electing a rapist would have complicated the release of the Epstein Files?» Ocasio-Cortez posted to X on Friday. She appeared to be referencing the 2023 civil trial leveled against Trump by writer E. Jean Carroll. A jury found Trump liable of sexual assault, but not of rape, which critics of Ocasio-Cortez repeatedly cited in their condemnation of her use of the word «rapist.»
The comments came after the Trump Department of Justice said there is no list of Epstein clients. But Trump supporters and legal experts alike warned AOC to lawyer up after dropping the «R» bomb.
«The President should sue AOC into bankruptcy. I realize she’s trying to raise her profile but this is way way too far,» legal analyst Phil Holloway posted to X on Saturday in response to a message from Ocasio-Cortez.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks at the NYCLU’s May Day rally for worker and immigrant rights at Foley Square, May 1, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
«Even under the ridiculously lenient standards of NY Times v. Sullivan, you’ve managed to incur defamation liability Wow,» Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee posted to X in response.
«Why didn’t you guys release the Epstein files over the last 4 years? Maybe you were too busy covering for Joe Biden… or, could it have something to do with another former Democrat President?» Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin posted in response to Ocasio-Cortez.
President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, Feb. 22, 2025, in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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«Well we have grounds for a huge defamation suit here you idiot because Donald Trump has never been indicted for rape much less convicted,» host of YourVoice America Bill Mitchell posted to X.
«You realize your X account doesn’t carry the same protections to defame people that you enjoy during congressional proceedings?» another X account posted.
Other critics of the lawmaker’s message said the use of the word «rapist» comes on the heels of ABC paying Trump $15 million, which will go toward funding his presidential library, over George Stephanopoulos’ claim in March of last year that Trump was found civilly liable of rape in the E. Jean Carroll case. Trump has repeatedly denied even knowing Carroll, claiming she made false allegations that he raped her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s in an effort to sell books decades later.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks with reporters on June 30, 2021. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
«Donald Trump has not been criminally convicted of being a rapist. This is defamatory. And I hope you are sued by Trump for this the same way George Stephanopoulos was sued and forced to pay Trump $15 million dollars. I hope you have millions ready for Trump, Porky. @AOC,» Trump ally Laura Loomer posted in response to Ocasio-Cortez.
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«This is gonna be fun. AOC is so dumb she just called Trump a rapist – after ABC was forced to fork over $16 million in a settlement with Trump after George Stephanopoulos called him a rapist,» Townhall contributor Rachel Alexander posted to X.
In March 2024, Stephanopoulos asserted in a tense interview with Republican Rep. Nancy Mace that Trump was found «liable for rape» in a civil case. Stephanopoulos showed a clip of Mace discussing being a victim of rape before he asked her, «How do you square your endorsement of Donald Trump with the testimony we just saw?»
«You’ve endorsed Donald Trump for president. Judges and two separate juries have found him liable for rape and for defaming the victim of that rape,» Stephanopoulos said, alluding to the legal victory by Trump accuser E. Jean Carroll.
George Stephanopoulos speaks during ABC’s «This Week.» (ABC/Paula Lobo via Getty Images)
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Stephanopoulos repeated the claim on rape 10 times during the interview, Fox Digital previously reported, before Trump filed a defamation suit. ABC News and Stephanopoulos reached a settlement agreement with Trump’s legal team ahead of his second inauguration, paying $15 million and announcing the network and anchor «regret» the comments made on air.
«Editor’s Note: ABC News and George Stephanopoulos regret statements regarding President Donald J. Trump made during an interview by George Stephanopoulos with Rep. Nancy Mace on ABC’s This Week on March 10, 2024,» an editor’s note in an article focused on the interview states.
Other social media commenters defended Ocasio-Cortez’s use of the word «rapist,» arguing she did not use Trump’s name in her post and that a defamation case was unlikely.
Fox News Digital reached out to Ocasio-Cortez’s office on Sunday for additional comment on the matter, but did not immediately receive a reply.
«AOC likes to play pretend like she’s from the block, but in reality she’s just a sad, miserable blockhead who is trying to over-compensate for her lack of self-confidence that has followed her for her entire life,» White House communication director Steven Cheung said in comment provided to Fox News Digital on Sunday.
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«Instead, she should get some serious help for her obvious and severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted her pea-sized brain,» he added.
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The White House pushed back on reports claiming President Donald Trump will likely name the upcoming White House ballroom after himself, saying any name designation for the event space will come directly from the president.
«Any announcement made on the name of the ballroom will come directly from President Trump himself, and not through anonymous and unnamed sources,» White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital Friday.
Reports spread like wildfire Friday afternoon that Trump planned to name the ballroom after himself, with ABC News publishing a report that administration officials were reportedly already calling the project «The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom.»
«I won’t get into that now,» Trump told ABC News Thursday when asked about a potential name, the outlet noted.
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The White House said President Trump would directly reveal a name for the upcoming White House ballroom. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Trump announced Monday that construction had begun on the ballroom, after months of Trump touting the upcoming project to modernize the White House. The project does not cost taxpayers and is privately funded, the administration has repeatedly said.
«For more than 150 years, every President has dreamt about having a Ballroom at the White House to accommodate people for grand parties, State Visits, etc. I am honored to be the first President to finally get this much-needed project underway — with zero cost to the American Taxpayer!» Trump posted to Truth Social on Monday. «The White House Ballroom is being privately funded by many generous Patriots, Great American Companies, and, yours truly. This Ballroom will be happily used for Generations to come!»
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An excavator works to clear rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on Oct. 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Eric Lee/Getty Images)
The ballroom’s official construction set off a firestorm of criticisms among Democrats who have characterized Trump as destroying the iconic American residence.
«Oh you’re trying to say the cost of living is skyrocketing? Donald Trump can’t hear you over the sound of bulldozers demolishing a wing of the White House to build a new grand ballroom,» Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren posted to X in response to Trump’s Monday announcement.
«The White House became my home when I was twelve years old. I always understood that it wasn’t my ‘house’; it was The People’s House,» former first daughter Chelsea Clinton posted to X. «The erasure of the East Wing isn’t just about marble or plaster — it’s about President Trump again taking a wrecking ball to our heritage, while targeting our democracy, and the rule-of-law.»
A McCrery Architects rendering provided by the White House of the exterior of the new ballroom. (White House)
«I wanted to share this photo of my family standing by a historic part of the White House that was just torn down today by Trump,» New Jersey Sen. Andy Kim posted to X Monday. «We didn’t need a billionaire-funded ballroom to celebrate America. Disgusting what Trump is doing.»
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The Trump administration repeatedly has hit back at the criticisms, including White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying on Fox News that presidents historically have wanted a large entertaining space at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
President Donald Trump shows an image of his planned ballroom as he meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Oct. 22, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)
«Nearly every single president who’s lived in this beautiful White House behind me has made modernizations and renovations of their own,» Leavitt said on Fox News’ «Jesse Watters Primetime» Tuesday. «In fact, presidents for decades — in modern times — have joked about how they wished they had a larger event space here at the White House, something that could hold hundreds more people than the current East Room and State Dining Room.»
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«President Obama even complained that, during his tenure, he had to hold a state dinner on the South Lawn and rent a very expensive tent.»
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Así funciona la ‘Tasa de Seguridad’ que fortalece la protección ciudadana en el Valle del Cauca
La Tasa de Seguridad se ha consolidado como un pilar esencial para el sostenimiento y desarrollo de los programas enfocados en la protección ciudadana, la convivencia y el fortalecimiento del orden público en el Valle del Cauca.
Según información de la Gobernación del Valle del Cauca, este tributo, puesto en marcha desde 2017, financia la mayor parte de los proyectos regionales de seguridad, convivencia y orden público, con una inversión acumulada que supera los 212 mil millones de pesos en los últimos ocho años.
En el contexto nacional, marcado por una crisis en seguridad y recortes en el sector defensa, el modelo vallecaucano ha sido ejemplo de resiliencia institucional y compromiso ciudadano, confirma la Gobernación.
La Tasa de Seguridad, creada por ordenanza departamental y recaudada a través de las facturas de energía de los estratos 4, 5 y 6, además de los sectores comercial, industrial y especial, nació como respuesta ante la necesidad de reforzar la capacidad institucional frente al aumento de la inseguridad en la región.
Este tributo contempla exenciones parciales para quienes utilizan energías renovables, bajo criterios de solidaridad y corresponsabilidad social.
Los recursos provenientes de la tasa han permitido dotar a la Fuerza Pública con tecnología, vehículos y equipos modernos. De acuerdo con la Gobernación, se han adquirido 300 motocicletas, 38 vehículos, 131 cámaras de videovigilancia, sistemas de reconocimiento de placas y 85 equipos de geolocalización, en beneficio de transportadores y lancheros en Buenaventura.
Asimismo, parte de los fondos se ha invertido en la renovación y construcción de infraestructuras estratégicas de Policía y Ejército en municipios como Jamundí, Paila Arriba (zona rural de Sevilla) y Barragán, en Tuluá.
Para la administración departamental, este mecanismo es la principal fuente de financiamiento de los proyectos estratégicos de seguridad, permitiendo planificar y ejecutar iniciativas que impactan directamente en el bienestar de la población.
Más allá de la dotación material, la integración tecnológica ha marcado la diferencia. El sistema de monitoreo satelital permitió rescatar en altamar a 21 tripulantes del buque ‘Doña Sheiry’.
Con la puesta en marcha de los corredores seguros, el departamento ha fortalecido su capacidad operativa y de respuesta frente al delito. Estas acciones se tradujeron en avances concretos en materia de seguridad y justicia, respaldados por una inversión cercana a 983 millones de pesos en programas de incentivos y recompensas, según información de la Gobernación.
El modelo no ha estado exento de desafíos normativos. En julio de 2025, el Consejo de Estado declaró nula la ordenanza original de 2016. Sin embargo, la Gobernación aseguró la continuidad del recaudo a través de la Ordenanza N.º 692 de 2025, avalada por la legislación nacional, que extiende la vigencia hasta diciembre de 2032.
En un país donde la preocupación por la inseguridad va en aumento y el 36% de los colombianos identifica la seguridad como el principal problema nacional, según la encuesta Invamer. El Valle del Cauca optó por fortalecer sus capacidades preventivas y operativas, disminuidas, ante el recorte dado por el gobierno nacional al presupuesto de las fuerzas armadas.
La Gobernación destaca la Tasa de Seguridad como “una contribución democrática de los vallecaucanos para garantizar el bienestar y dignidad de soldados y policías”.
Adicionalmente, estos recursos, según lo informado por la Gobernación, han permitido la construcción del Centro de Gestión de Emergencias y Seguridad (CGES) en Buga, desde donde se coordinan y monitorean, en tiempo real, las operaciones de seguridad en 29 municipios.
El financiamiento de la Tasa de Seguridad ha permitido, según voceros oficiales, mitigar recortes nacionales, fortalecer programas de prevención y sostener la legitimidad institucional frente a la ciudadanía, garantizando, en tiempos complejos, la protección y tranquilidad de los habitantes del Valle del Cauca.
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Rubio slams UNRWA as a ‘subsidiary of Hamas,’ vows it will not ‘play any role’ in delivering aid to Gaza
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who arrived in Israel shortly after Vice President JD Vance left for Washington, railed against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
«UNRWA’s not going to play any role in it,» Rubio said when asked about whether the controversial agency would assist in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. «The United Nations is here. They’re on the ground. We’re willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas.»
UNRWA demanded in a post on X that it be allowed to do work in Gaza.
«As the largest U.N. agency operating in the Gaza Strip, by far, UNRWA has an unparalleled logistical network, longstanding trust from the community, managing the distribution of supplies based on vulnerability and clear criteria. Our teams are ready, inside and outside Gaza. Let us work,» the agency wrote.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to a question as he speaks to the media after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Oct. 24, 2025. (Fadel Senna/Pool via Reuters)
On Oct. 17, days after world leaders backed a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) opened a Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), which is where Rubio spoke on Friday.
The CMCC is located in southern Israel and will serve as the main hub for Gaza stabilization efforts. It will also oversee implementation of the ceasefire agreement and has an operations floor designed to track real-time developments in Gaza.
During the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) last month, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres spoke at a meeting in support of UNRWA, saying that the agency has «made invaluable contributions to development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security, including for Israel.»
«UNRWA is vital to any prospects for peace and stability in the region,» Guterres added.
UNRWA’s headquarters in Gaza City, Gaza, on Feb. 21, 2024. (Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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However, the U.S. and Israel have taken hard stances against the agency, particularly in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.
President Donald Trump in February reaffirmed the U.S.’s commitment to not fund UNRWA.
In the executive order, Trump said that «UNRWA has reportedly been infiltrated by members of groups long designated by the Secretary of State as foreign terrorist organizations, and UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.»
A Palestinian boy walks near an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people that was hit in an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 5, 2025. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)
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In April 2025, when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demanded Israel work with UNRWA, Washington backed Jerusalem, saying it was under no obligation to work with the agency and had «ample grounds to question UNRWA’s impartiality.»
UNRWA announced in August 2024 the end of an investigation by the Office of Internal Oversight Services into whether its staff participated in the attacks, as Israel claimed. Following the probe, which looked into 19 UNRWA staff members, nine staff members were fired over evidence that «could indicate» they were involved in the attacks.
The investigation found one case in which there was no evidence to confirm the staffer’s involvement and nine other cases in which «the evidence obtained by OIOS was insufficient» to prove their participation, according to UNRWA.
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Fox News Digital reached out to UNRWA and Israel’s mission to the U.N. for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
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