FNC’s Trace Gallagher Slams AOC for ‘Soft Launch’ 2028 Presidential Campaign: ‘She Is Nothing But a Social Media Candidate’

MCENANY Well looks like ░░░░░░░░ York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio ░░░░░░░░ could be gearing up ░░░░░░░░ be the new face ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party The ░░░░░░░░ proclaimed Democratic Socialist has ░░░░░░░░ drawing tens of thousands ░░░░░░░░ her rallies pretty big ░░░░░░░░ She s breaking her ░░░░░░░░ fundraising records and she ░░░░░░░░ surging in polls among ░░░░░░░░ Now some are wondering ░░░░░░░░ her latest post is ░░░░░░░░ soft launch for a ░░░░░░░░ run in 2028 Clip ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez To be ░░░░░░░░ here in this state ░░░░░░░░ of us together seeing ░░░░░░░░ common cause this is ░░░░░░░░ this country is all ░░░░░░░░ Don t let them ░░░░░░░░ us into thinking we ░░░░░░░░ enemies Don t let ░░░░░░░░ trick us into thinking ░░░░░░░░ can be separated into ░░░░░░░░ and urban Black and ░░░░░░░░ and Latino we are ░░░░░░░░ And from the waitress ░░░░░░░░ is now speaking to ░░░░░░░░ today from this podium ░░░░░░░░ can tell you impossible ░░░░░░░░ nothing Miracles start with ░░░░░░░░ seeds And that is ░░░░░░░░ each and every one ░░░░░░░░ you represent today Clip ░░░░░░░░ MCENANY Kennedy that looks ░░░░░░░░ a launch to me ░░░░░░░░ let me start with ░░░░░░░░ her role in the ░░░░░░░░ Party So aside from ░░░░░░░░ general approvals in the ░░░░░░░░ 61 percent according to ░░░░░░░░ of Democrats view her ░░░░░░░░ This means she has ░░░░░░░░ highest favorability of any ░░░░░░░░ who has not run ░░░░░░░░ president A Yale University ░░░░░░░░ found her at number ░░░░░░░░ in a hypothetical matchup ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic primary So ░░░░░░░░ s no one to ░░░░░░░░ at She s certainly ░░░░░░░░ who could potentially win ░░░░░░░░ nomination Montgomery Yeah So ░░░░░░░░ s what happened The ░░░░░░░░ years of the Biden ░░░░░░░░ created a power vacuum ░░░░░░░░ you had a president ░░░░░░░░ wasn t really leading ░░░░░░░░ also had an administration ░░░░░░░░ didn t have very ░░░░░░░░ ideas for the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ People felt like the ░░░░░░░░ had moved away from ░░░░░░░░ and was being run ░░░░░░░░ old snobs So when ░░░░░░░░ power vacuum was created ░░░░░░░░ didn t come up ░░░░░░░░ great ideas in order ░░░░░░░░ defeat Trump and look ░░░░░░░░ the future but the ░░░░░░░░ have been doing that ░░░░░░░░ entire time So their ░░░░░░░░ is based on statism ░░░░░░░░ government bigger more oppressive ░░░░░░░░ also populism And that ░░░░░░░░ where Democrats ceded the ░░░░░░░░ support to the Republican ░░░░░░░░ to President Trump and ░░░░░░░░ Vice President Vance So ░░░░░░░░ has put herself in ░░░░░░░░ position to fill up ░░░░░░░░ vacuum and she s ░░░░░░░░ that with name recognition ░░░░░░░░ media But Tomi Lahren ░░░░░░░░ the best point I ░░░░░░░░ it was about a ░░░░░░░░ ago And I m ░░░░░░░░ to let her go ░░░░░░░░ on this because it ░░░░░░░░ my mind about AOC ░░░░░░░░ I was like well ░░░░░░░░ she is a big ░░░░░░░░ She s certainly a ░░░░░░░░ threat to economic freedom ░░░░░░░░ Tomi sort of laid ░░░░░░░░ all out why she ░░░░░░░░ face such a challenge ░░░░░░░░ she s actually faced ░░░░░░░░ other presidential candidates MCENANY ░░░░░░░░ you teed Tomi up ░░░░░░░░ to make that case ░░░░░░░░ Yeah So my question ░░░░░░░░ week and I have ░░░░░░░░ same question is can ░░░░░░░░ imagine AOC in a ░░░░░░░░ situation and I m ░░░░░░░░ even talking about a ░░░░░░░░ debate between a Republican ░░░░░░░░ and AOC I m ░░░░░░░░ about a primary I ░░░░░░░░ talking about can she ░░░░░░░░ her own when actually ░░░░░░░░ about policy positions even ░░░░░░░░ are her own policy ░░░░░░░░ And if you look ░░░░░░░░ her policy positions if ░░░░░░░░ were to go on ░░░░░░░░ and talk about those ░░░░░░░░ might still be able ░░░░░░░░ get a crowd but ░░░░░░░░ she even get Democrats ░░░░░░░░ her side Because Democrats ░░░░░░░░ saying we want you ░░░░░░░░ moderate and she is ░░░░░░░░ most extreme The Green ░░░░░░░░ Deal universal healthcare wide ░░░░░░░░ borders lawlessness cashless bail ░░░░░░░░ are all AOC policy ░░░░░░░░ that she s never ░░░░░░░░ articulated well by the ░░░░░░░░ You can go on ░░░░░░░░ and talk about a ░░░░░░░░ seed and you can ░░░░░░░░ about we don t ░░░░░░░░ between this that sounds ░░░░░░░░ if you are a ░░░░░░░░ star a motivational speaker ░░░░░░░░ policy positions are not ░░░░░░░░ within her own party ░░░░░░░░ don t even think ░░░░░░░░ could unseat Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ I certainly don t ░░░░░░░░ she could be the ░░░░░░░░ nominee We got Joe ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 because he ░░░░░░░░ the most moderate on ░░░░░░░░ stage not because he ░░░░░░░░ some shining star So ░░░░░░░░ Democrat Party would be ░░░░░░░░ to understand that Influencer ░░░░░░░░ does not translate to ░░░░░░░░ general election MCENANY You ░░░░░░░░ Trace I think you ░░░░░░░░ two things to win ░░░░░░░░ presidency in this day ░░░░░░░░ age Number 1 you ░░░░░░░░ a brand Trump had ░░░░░░░░ brand a hugely popular ░░░░░░░░ brand Obama had a ░░░░░░░░ AOC has a brand ░░░░░░░░ has 35 million followers ░░░░░░░░ comes across very authentic ░░░░░░░░ the first class seats ░░░░░░░░ the private flight she ░░░░░░░░ taking But the issues ░░░░░░░░ the problem and Peter ░░░░░░░░ points out her net ░░░░░░░░ is 6 points underwater ░░░░░░░░ points behind Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ of other polls show ░░░░░░░░ And in fact favorables ░░░░░░░░ the general population behind ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk and J ░░░░░░░░ Vance Gallagher And the ░░░░░░░░ left of the party ░░░░░░░░ getting away from that ░░░░░░░░ re saying listen we ░░░░░░░░ t have to worry ░░░░░░░░ policy issues right You ░░░░░░░░ Jasmine Crockett coming on ░░░░░░░░ saying listen we shouldn ░░░░░░░░ have to worry about ░░░░░░░░ It s all about ░░░░░░░░ vibe You re back ░░░░░░░░ the vibe If you ░░░░░░░░ at Alexandria Ocasio Cortez ░░░░░░░░ answer to Tomi s ░░░░░░░░ is no she couldn ░░░░░░░░ win a debate You ░░░░░░░░ at her on CNN ░░░░░░░░ doesn t interview well ░░░░░░░░ s great on social ░░░░░░░░ I mean she s ░░░░░░░░ compelling She s got ░░░░░░░░ gazillion followers and that ░░░░░░░░ her niche That s ░░░░░░░░ she really excels But ░░░░░░░░ put her on live ░░░░░░░░ you put her in ░░░░░░░░ debate she s not ░░░░░░░░ to do well She ░░░░░░░░ kind of worked on ░░░░░░░░ delivery You know she ░░░░░░░░ got this affectation just ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris does where ░░░░░░░░ speaks in front of ░░░░░░░░ and she changes the ░░░░░░░░ of her voice changes ░░░░░░░░ accent of her voice ░░░░░░░░ she s trying to ░░░░░░░░ out where she s ░░░░░░░░ to go but until ░░░░░░░░ figures out how to ░░░░░░░░ and be you know ░░░░░░░░ really good at debates ░░░░░░░░ really good on policy ░░░░░░░░ s nothing but a ░░░░░░░░ media candidate.”