AOC says Congress is filled with non-members for Netanyahu's speech due to lack of support from Democrats

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Congress is filled with non-members for the speech of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu given the large amount of Democrats who refused to attend.

The lawmaker made the claim when replying to a publication on X claiming that "roughly 100 of the 212 House Democrats and 27 of 51 Senate Democrats (and Dem-caucusing independents) are in the chamber for Netanyahu's speech." "That's around half of each caucus absent for Netanyahu's speech," adds the publication by Axios reporter Andrew Solender.

"Just so we're clear, Netanyahu has lost so many people that he is addressing just a fraction of Congress. When this happens, they fill the seats with non-members, like what they do at award ceremonies, in order to project the appearance of full attendance and support," said Ocasio-Cortez, who has been a vocal critic of Netanyahu and the way Israel has been conducting its war on Hamas since the October 7 attacks that catalyzed the conflict.