Rep.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., is intensifying her demand for President Donald Trumps removal from office, even after the president abruptly shifted from threats of massive military escalation against Iran to announcing a two-week ceasefire.
According to Fox News, the New York Democrat dismissed Trumps late Tuesday ceasefire declaration as meaningless and doubled down on her call for his ouster. "This statement changes nothing," she wrote on X, insisting, "Whether by his Cabinet or Congress, the President must be removed from office."
Her comments came after a day of dramatic rhetoric from the White House, with Trump earlier warning Tehran of devastating consequences if it did not comply with U.S. demands. In a Tuesday morning Truth Social post, the president had written, "A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I dont want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS?"
Ocasio-Cortez, a leading figure in the far-left "Squad," seized on that language to accuse Trump of contemplating mass atrocities. She declared on X, "This is a threat of genocide and merits removal from office. The Presidents mental faculties are collapsing and cannot be trusted. To every individual in the Presidents chain of command: You have a duty to refuse illegal orders. That includes carrying out this threat."
By Tuesday night, however, the administrations posture had shifted from imminent strikes to a temporary halt in hostilities. Trump announced that he would pause planned attacks on Iran in response to diplomatic outreach from Pakistan and conditional cooperation from Tehran.
"Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE!" Trump wrote in part on Truth Social. "Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated."
Tehran publicly signaled its own conditions for the pause, framing its actions as defensive while tying cooperation to a halt in U.S. strikes. Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated, "If attacks against Iran are halted, our Powerful Armed Forces will cease their defensive operations. For a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be possible via coordination with Iran's Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations."
Despite the apparent de-escalation, Ocasio-Cortez refused to moderate her rhetoric, reiterating that the presidents "statement changes nothing." She argued that Trumps earlier threats and ongoing posture still warranted his immediate removal from power.
"The President has threatened a genocide against the Iranian people, and is continuing to leverage that threat. He has launched a massive war of enormous risk and of catastrophic consequence without reason, rationale, nor Congressional authorization - which is as clear a violation of the Constitution as any. Each day this goes on, the risk and criminality of these actions escalate for our nation and the world," she wrote on X. Her framing reflects a broader progressive narrative that routinely casts Republican foreign policy as reckless and unconstitutional, even when the administration is actively pursuing a ceasefire.
The congresswoman went further, accusing the administration of exploiting the crisis for personal gain and financial corruption. "Moreover, this administrations self enrichment, insider trading, and pure corruption off this chaos - from crypto currencies to predictive trading markets to bribe 'settlements' - has placed the Trump administrations pursuit of personal wealth squarely against the wellbeing of our nation and its people. All of these incidents, and plenty more, have clearly driven our country past the threshold for impeachment or invocation of the 25th amendment," she continued, offering sweeping allegations without presenting specific evidence in the post.
Ocasio-Cortez concluded her broadside by framing her demand for Trumps removal as a nonpartisan imperative, even as her language echoed the most hardline elements of the left. "We cannot risk the world nor the wellbeing of our nation any longer. None of these considerations should be partisan, but shared in good faith by Americans of all backgrounds who care for the safety and stability of the United States. Whether by his Cabinet or Congress, the President must be removed from office. We are playing with the brink," she wrote.
Her remarks highlight a persistent divide in Washington, where many progressives appear more focused on attacking a Republican president than acknowledging diplomatic openings that could avert war. Fox News Digital reported that it reached out to the White House for comment early Wednesday, as the administration works to translate the fragile two-week ceasefire into a more durable agreement while facing fierce criticism from the left that seems unlikely to abate regardless of de-escalation.
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