House Democrat Urges MAGA To 'Imagine Who Gets Killed' In Deadly Strikes If AOC Was President

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

Oct 29, 2025, 08:49 PM EDT | Updated 5 hours ago



Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) on Wednesday excoriated President Donald Trump for “illegally” striking the boats of merely suspected drug-runners in Pacific and Caribbean waters, and warned supporters that it sets a dire precedent they might not appreciate in the future. Himes appeared on MSNBC’s “Chris Jansing Reports” to discuss the controversial strikes, which began in early September and have killed at least 57 people that the Trump administration maintains were all trying to smuggle narcotics such as fentanyl into the U.S.

Jansing played a clip Wednesday of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) claiming earlier in the day that most Americans support Trump in these strikes. The conservative also rebuked Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) on Monday for calling them “sanctioned murder.”

“If Lindsey Graham and other Republicans want to go the route of saying, ‘It’s OK to kill people illegally, just so long as the American public supports it,’ the American public needs to really think that through,” said Himes. “There will be a Democratic president someday.”

He continued, “And all my MAGA friends who are cheering on these illegal killings need to imagine who gets killed when President Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that it doesn’t matter what the law says, she’s going to do what she’s going to do.” The Connecticut Democrat has joined a burgeoning chorus with his criticism, which was clearly aimed at the pro-Trump nature of support for the strikes — and not at Ocasio-Cortez.

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[Lonestarblue]

1. Not a good example to use an actual person's name like AOC.

Rep. Himes could have said instead that most fentanyl comes through Mexico and not Venezuela, so Trump is most lijely having innocent fishermen killed by playing his political games.

[riversedge]

5. I agree, he should not have used a Dem. name.

[BaronChocula]

36. Unless he was using his OWN name

I think it would have made the same point without helping to buy into the argument that "AOC is just as extreme as trump."

[thought crime]

43. Excellent point! If you want to put a name out there use your own.

This paints AOC as potentially violent and given her position that is not only extremely dumb but dangerous as well.

[BumRushDaShow]

7. It's a "shock" technique to establish their hypocrisy

since AOC has been a continual thorn in the GOP's side and they have been whining about her for years.

The only thing that their feral animal minds can process and comprehend based on their own behavior, is someone "doing to them" what they "do to others".

[sop]

29. Definitely should not have used AOC as a hypothetical example of violent leftwing extremism run amok.

That's bullshit.

[marble falls]

2. It's about time MAGA realizes TACO opened gates for Presidential miscreants from any party in the future. ...

... a real Congress would be at work defining Presidential limits within the Constitution.

[JBTaurus83]

3. Not a good example

He’s adding to the demonization of her. Democrats really F-ing suck with messaging.

[gab13by13]

4. What a fucking stupid argument,

Hey Jim there was room on the bus/plane for you to go across the country with AOC and Bernie letting the people know what is coming for them.

[LuvLoogie]

26. I'm going to go to his facebook page and tell him he's a fucking dumbass, sort of.

I might even use those words.

[LuvLoogie]

39. I omitted "fucking"

He is a Dem after all.

[JI7]

6. I thought he was going to make the point that something like this

wouldn't happen if AOC was President.

[Mister Ed]

9. And it wouldn't happen if she were president.

Who would she kill on a whim, the way Trump has done? No one. Absolutely no one. That Dem politician really screwed up by trying to use AOC as a boogieman to frighten his Republican colleagues into doing what's right and lawful.

[Miguelito Loveless]

8. No one

She's not a deranged murderer.

[Bluetus]

34. Exactly. WTF is this guy even talking about.

If AOC is President, there is zero doubt that she would follow the laws and the Constitution.

[Autumn]

10. Sorry, but this is wrong. AOC would never do anything like that. What a disgusting thing to say.

All that remark will do is stir up hate for one of the most inspiring women of my lifetime.

[murielm99]

11. You are missing the point.

And, one of the most inspiring women of your lifetime? How interesting.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

12. I agree with them.

What is “interesting” about it? She has been on the front lines more than any other politician I can think of in recent times.

Sorry if that ruffles your feathers.

[Autumn]

14. She has led the fight and has inspired thousands.

Yeah that's really "interesting"

[Autumn]

13. No I'm not missing the point. You are. You think it's "interesting" how a young Latino woman

can become so inspiring?

[murielm99]

15. I think it is interesting that a young woman can spend thousands of dollars

flying around the country with BS, whether or not Congress is in session. I am more inspired by Lauren Underwood, Congressperson from the Illinois 14th District. She goes to work and gets real things done.

[Autumn]

16. Oh. how nice of you to think she's wasting money flying around with not a democrat.

When the last time Congress was in session? It's been a while. Meanwhile AOC and Not A democrat have been drawing in thousands in red states.

[murielm99]

18. You are still missing the point.

Do you actually read?

Oh, and I am doing something I should have done months ago: putting you on ignore.

[Autumn]

20. Good. have a nice time.

[murielm99]

21. I will continue to have a nice time here,

as I have for more than twenty years.

[Autumn]

22. Same here, been enjoying it for over 22 years.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

37. I hope you find the peace you deserve.

I can’t imagine being bitter over someone actively visiting red parts of the country trying to sell progressive politics. The hate and racism she deals with from the right is bad enough. Now she gets it from the “left”.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. She has become their "boogie woman"

and she strikes fear in them.

This is the only way to get through to their hypocritical bullshit.

It's the "imagine the shoe is on the other foot" dig.

IMHO - it establishes how much they would fear her due to her endless persistence in calling them out time and time and time again.

[Autumn]

19. She is already their "boogie woman" and a democrat has given them a sound bite to use against her.

[BumRushDaShow]

23. "She is already their "boogie woman" and a democrat has given them a sound bite to use against her"

No "sound bite" that they have hurled at her since she first took off in January 2019, has made any difference.

She has only grown stronger and more respected over those ensuing years and there is nothing they can spout that will change that.

That is why she is feared.

They took down Cory Bush, Katy Porter, and Jamaal Bowman but she is still there. They are determined to take out Jasmine Crockett by trying to draw her seat out of existence. But AOC is still there.

Embrace the mindset here.

It's just like how DU had a ridiculous freak-out over the term "woke". We need to go dark and attack their perceived weaknesses.

[thought crime]

42. Yes, this was a dumb and dangerous thing to say.

Nancy Pelosi would take this guy out for a little discussion behind the wood-shed.

[littlemissmartypants]

24. A little professional jealously rearing it's head, perhaps?

[IronLionZion]

25. I imagine nobody gets killed illegaly with AOC

it's such a bad comparison

[NNadir]

31. Of course not. The intent is not to claim she would do so, but rather to make a rhetorical point.

[NNadir]

27. In these horrible times, it's nice to hear AOC mentioned in this context.

I understand it's just musing but the fact this particular muse arises reflectd that she's a rising star.

I may not agree with everything she says and does - I never do with any Democrat I support - but I greatly admire her intelligence, toughness, courage and the depth with which she loves our country.

I may not live long enough to have an opportunity to vote for her, but I hope my sons will.

[Mblaze]

30. I think that is a counter productive thing to say

Too "clever" by far. I imagine nobody being killed extra-judiciously by AOC.

[CaptainTruth]

32. Messaging 101 Fail

[Ol Janx Spirit]

33. I do not think he was saying that AOC would kill anyone extra-judiciously...

...like the evil Turnip is doing, but that cheering on this lawless action by the President would set a precedent where a President AOC could justify some other action so long as the American people supported it.

It would be quite overboard for any Democrat to say that a Democratic president would engage in the same lawless murderous behavior--therefore I do not think that is what he was suggesting.

Yes, he was inartful in getting his point across. That is always a danger on live TV. But to read into his comments that a future President AOC would kill people in illegal strikes is really going too far IMO.

[0rganism]

45. The amount of generous analysis you just posted indicates just how lame Rep. Himes' remarks were.

The odds of anyone in the GOP or the mass media (nearly the same thing these days) actually applying that degree of consideration to his comments are lottery-level slim.

[Grins]

35. Sen. Graham...note Sen Paul's comment...

“I would call them extrajudicial killings. And this is akin to what China does, to what Iran does…”

And now us. And why the world continues to hate us…

[KS Toronado]

38. Heaven forbid if anyone would tell dumpie

that most illegal drugs get into this country by airplane not by small boats.

[eppur_se_muova]

40. Quiet ! You want mexican airliners to be greeted by American SAMs ?

Now that you mention it, Turnip did cancel several flights by Mexican airlines ....

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143555649

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143498734

[KS Toronado]

41. ........

[0rganism]

44. the GOP is not going to receive the intended message; instead what they'll hear is "kill AOC before she gets dangerous"

Pointers toward fairness and self-recognition of hypocrisy will not land on such people, especially when couched in displeasing hypotheticals.

Guess who else won't get the message? The media.

Rep. Himes should know better.

[fujiyamasan]

46. Why use an actual democratic member to illustrate his point?

Seems completely unnecessary.

I understand the point he’s trying to make, but there is no need to drag AOC or other democrats into it. Besides it doesn’t make sense to imply that a democratic president would behave this way anyway.