Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Corruption Game’ Speech Is Now the Most Viewed Twitter Video of Any Politician

"During the hearing, which focused on voting rights, campaign finance and ethics rules, Ocasio-Cortez launched into a "lightning round game," asking a panel of ethics experts a series of questions to demonstrate just how easy it is for corrupt lawmakers—and even, hypothetically, the president of the U.S.—to avoid accountability under current government ethics laws. 

In rapid succession, the 29-year-old lawmaker was able to highlight how a political "bad guy" would be able to enrich themselves and advance their interests "even if that means putting [their] interests ahead of the American people." Her examples ranged from taking "special interest dark money" from corporate PACs to fund a campaign to using hush money payments to make potential scandals disappear and writing laws that benefit donors and then buying stocks in their companies for personal financial gain. 

After confirming that all of the above would be possible, Ocasio-Cortez asked whether "any elements" of her questioning could be applied "to our current government and our current public servants right now?" "

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Corruption Game’ Speech Is Now the Most Viewed Twitter Video of Any Politician