Ocasio-Cortez Suggests ‘Powerful People Trying to Bribe’ Trump Into Iran War

Ocasio-Cortez quoted a tweet by Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold which linked to an article detailing connections between an Iraqi sheikh and Trump

Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Friday that “powerful people are trying to bribe the President into war” with Iran.

Ocasio-Cortez quoted a tweet by Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold which linked to an article he co-wrote entitled, “A wealthy Iraqi sheikh who urges a hard-line U.S. approach to Iran spent 26 nights at Trump’s D.C. hotel.”  The report details that the Iraqi sheik stayed at a very expensive suite in Trump’s D.C. hotel after urging the Trump administration to take a “hard-line” against Iran.

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