Democrats’ shameful refusal to fund the Pentagon is making AOC the heart of the party

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaking to reporters after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act on July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee Credit Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with embodying the lunacy that has Democrats united against funding the US military: She claimed this week that the National Defense Authorization Act poses “an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy” because it would “merge parts of our military with the Israel Defense Forces.” Insane: The bill’s Section 219 simply OKs military cooperation on cybersecurity, tech joint exercises and so on; the Pentagon has similar accords with nations from Canada to India. But paranoid Israel-bashing now dominates the Democratic Party, so much so that House Minority Leader Hakeem