AOC: Despite Ceasefire, Trump Was ‘Obstacle to Peace’

Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., struggled to credit President Donald Trump for the Gaza ceasefire, saying he previously had been an “obstacle to peace.”

During a CNN town hall on Wednesday night with independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez was asked whether Trump deserves credit for the Hamas terrorists returning the Israeli hostages.

“In this particular development, yes. But we also know that President Trump was an obstacle to peace previously as well,” she said.

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