VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-23
“The billions of dollars and the enormous amount of energy that The Right is putting and focusing on trans Americans, when you actually zoom out, trans Americans are about 1% of the population, perhaps less than 1%.”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23
AOC argued that The Right is dedicating enormous resources to focusing on trans Americans, who she said are about 1% of the population.
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