The Biden White House recruited socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) to campaign with the 81-year-old puppet president in Virginia, where the two were seen holding hands and chumming it up in the woods.
Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) also joined Biden and AOC for an Earth Day commemoration on Monday at the Prince William Forest Park in Triangle.
“This president is overseeing the single biggest federal investment in tackling the climate crisis in our nation’s history,” Ocasio-Cortez said ahead of Biden’s remarks.
AOC: I want to thank President Biden for taking swift and bold executive action to protect the planet by launching The American Climate Corps and also for investing billions in clean resilient energy. It is no accident that this President is overseeing the single biggest federal… pic.twitter.com/GtXXbpqDSC
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 22, 2024
“You know, I learned a long time ago to listen to that lady,” Biden said of AOC, the author of the progressive climate wish list known as the Green New Deal.
While speaking at Biden's Earth Day event just now, AOC praised the pro Hamas protests at Columbia and Yale
Biden then opened his speech by saying "I learned a long time ago to listen to that lady." pic.twitter.com/j2IUiyXXjR
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) April 22, 2024
Biden unveiled $7 billion in new grants for solar projects and urged young people to sign up for the American Climate Corps, a new program aimed at training enrollees for work in green energy jobs.
“Today’s announcement builds upon an unprecedented historic action we’ve already taken to tackle the climate crisis, to live environmental justice, and build a clean energy future,” he said.
Following their speeches, AOC and Biden were seen strolling through the park holding hands in a bizarre political display of comradery.
Introducing Biden's newest handler — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pic.twitter.com/qkqqrYq4xx
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 22, 2024
What’s going on here? pic.twitter.com/hQHxny5rF0
— Karli Bonne’ (@KarluskaP) April 22, 2024
Historic indeed! pic.twitter.com/oRNdENEhOj
— Brick Suit (@Brick_Suit) April 22, 2024
Young Americans know that the climate crisis is the existential threat of our time.
They deserve leaders who believe them.
We’re not going to let them down. pic.twitter.com/bBSUYgiuEC
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 22, 2024
AOC, Sanders and Markey joined Biden in Marine One to head back to the White House after the event.
Biden — flanked by AOC, Bernie Sanders, and Ed Markey — takes no questions as he slowly shuffles back inside the White House.
SO. MUCH. VIGOR! pic.twitter.com/1Z2aGu8Sa1
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 22, 2024
Watch the full event: