AOC: For Trump, ‘A Lack of Torture Equals an Open Border’

BALLASY You mind if ░░░░░░░░ ask you about Speaker ░░░░░░░░ You re possibly meeting ░░░░░░░░ her What do you ░░░░░░░░ to get from the ░░░░░░░░ after this whole situation ░░░░░░░░ Trump and the tweets ░░░░░░░░ CORTEZ I think it ░░░░░░░░ just about connecting and ░░░░░░░░ think the point is ░░░░░░░░ communication So it s ░░░░░░░░ about any kind of ░░░░░░░░ agenda but making sure ░░░░░░░░ we re keeping lines ░░░░░░░░ communication open BALLASY Do ░░░░░░░░ think the situation with ░░░░░░░░ and the tweets has ░░░░░░░░ brought Democrats closer and ░░░░░░░░ unified OCASIO CORTEZ Well ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ of unity in the ░░░░░░░░ and I think that ░░░░░░░░ a certain extent yeah ░░░░░░░░ s pretty easy to ░░░░░░░░ together to defend everyday ░░░░░░░░ BALLASY And you probably ░░░░░░░░ President Trump he s ░░░░░░░░ on Twitter that you ░░░░░░░░ the other freshman Democrats ░░░░░░░░ open borders What s ░░░░░░░░ response to that Is ░░░░░░░░ what you re advocating ░░░░░░░░ opening the borders to ░░░░░░░░ who wants to come ░░░░░░░░ CORTEZ No I think ░░░░░░░░ re advocating for a ░░░░░░░░ border And he can ░░░░░░░░ conceive of a border ░░░░░░░░ we don t cage ░░░░░░░░ or rip them from ░░░░░░░░ parents And to him ░░░░░░░░ lack of torture equals ░░░░░░░░ open border He literally ░░░░░░░░ think of an immigration ░░░░░░░░ where we don t ░░░░░░░░ innocent people So I ░░░░░░░░ that s where he ░░░░░░░░ coming from there BALLASY ░░░░░░░░ when you talk about ░░░░░░░░ ICE is there something ░░░░░░░░ want to see in ░░░░░░░░ of ICE if it ░░░░░░░░ abolished as an agency ░░░░░░░░ CORTEZ Yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ need an accountable system ░░░░░░░░ that is accountable to ░░░░░░░░ constitutional protections of due ░░░░░░░░ which ICE doesn t ░░░░░░░░ provide.”