Republican ‘Squad’ Known As ‘Freedom Force’ Teams Up To Take On AOC And Socialism

Four incoming Republican members of Congress have teamed as much as type the conservative model of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) “Squad” with the intent of taking up socialism and communism.

Meet The Republican ‘Squad’

Reps.-elect Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Victoria Spartz (R-IN) see themselves because the “conservative counterweight” to the democratic socialist “Squad” that’s led by Ocasio-Cortez, in keeping with Politico. The 4 bonded throughout their orientation from their shared experiences with socialist international locations, they usually all need to be sure the U.S. doesn’t go in that very same path.

“It was a natural alliance that formed. … We understand what it’s like in other countries. We understand how truly special this nation is,” stated Malliotakis, whose mom is from Cuba. “And we look forward to working together to push back on anyone who tries to bring a socialist agenda to America.”

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Gimenez is a 66 year-old Cuban immigrant who fled throughout the time of the communist revolution led by Fidel Castro. Salazar is the daughter of Cuban exiles who spent years working as a TV journalist for the Spanish-language community Telemundo.

Spartz is a Ukrainian-American who was 22 years-old when she got here to the United States in 2000, and she or he grew to become a citizen six years later. Ukraine was nonetheless a communist nation when she was born in 1978, and it didn’t achieve independence for an additional 13 years. Spartz is the primary ever member of Congress who was born within the Soviet Union.

‘Freedom Force’ Wants To Warn Young People About Socialism

Malliotakis stated that she and the opposite members of the so-called “Freedom Force” need younger individuals to grasp the hazards posed by socialist ideology.

“We want to make sure, particularly young people, understand that socialism is not something grand,” she stated.

Related: Freshman Republican Maria Elvira Salazar Creating Her Own ‘Squad’ To Combat Socialist Democrats

We are the New Face of the @GOP!

So pleased with my colleagues @Victoria_Spartz, the first immigrant from the previous Soviet Union to ever serve in #Congress, & @NancyMace the very 1st lady to graduate from The Citadel.

We’re all working mothers & we’re a real FORCE to be reckoned with! pic.twitter.com/ka3208nj7U

— María Elvira Salazar ?? (@MaElviraSalazar) December 3, 2020

Rep.-elect Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), one other ally of the “Freedom Force,” made historical past as the primary lady to graduate from the Citadel.

“I want to be different. I don’t want it to be the same old, same old. This is a new Republican Party,” she stated. “We have to be different if we want to survive and be successful in the long term.”

When requested about this conservative “Squad,” Ocasio-Cortez stated, “Imitation is a high form of flattery, right? So, I’m glad they think that way of me.”

This piece was written by James Samson on December 28, 2020. It initially appeared in LifeZette and is utilized by permission.

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