By Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S. Political Reporter For Dailymail.Com In Washington, D.C. , updated
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez applauded pro-Palestinian protesters Monday as she opened for President Joe Biden at an Earth Day event in Virginia.
AOC and fellow progressives, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey, were tapped to be the opening act at an event in which the president announced an expansion of the American Climate Corps, a green jobs training program, and more money toward residential solar panels.
When it was Ocasio-Cortez’s turn to speak she noted that Biden’s federal investment in climate change came about due to the ‘power of organizing’ – bringing together ‘young people, climate advocates, labor organizers and working people of all backgrounds.’
‘It is especially important that we remember the power of young people shaping this country today, of all days, as we once again witness the leadership of those peaceful student-led protests on …