Give Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez credit for this much: she really knows how to lean into her delusional ignorance. After touting the greatness of the VA system and suggesting that what America really needs is “VA for all,” she doubled down over the weekend:

More from the Washington Free Beacon:

Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged the criticism her opposition to VA reform had received, but doubled down on her defense of the status quo at the agency, according to video of the Queens town hall captured by America Rising. “You might have heard Fox News talking about it,” Ocasio-Cortez said, “because there is a myth that all VAs everywhere are broken.” The freshman congresswoman said the goal is to “starve” the agency of funding. “If we can starve them of budgets and make sure they can’t do their job, then we can say the whole system should be thrown away,” she said at the Queens town hall. “I’m not going to back down from protecting the VA.”

What the hell is she talking about?

Her intelligence is a myth. — Rhapsidy (@libertyryver) April 29, 2019

Has she ever visited one — Terri Lynn (@TerriLy75642135) April 29, 2019

She must not spend time with veterans at all. How tone deaf. https://t.co/7qVp7RlvKM — Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) April 29, 2019

I mean, there's a body count. https://t.co/Fb7uNEtPqm — Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) April 29, 2019

Veterans literally died waiting for care and hundreds of thousands are in “processing” purgatory but yeah ok sure ?https://t.co/BspwogpGL6 https://t.co/tIMqBirOms — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 29, 2019

They want us to believe it’s all fine and dandy because this is what “Medicare for all” will likely be similar to. — Ryann (@shrewdmagnolia) April 29, 2019

AOC is scary and so disconnected from reality — Robert (@RoxiCastle81) April 29, 2019

She is absolutely terrifying! — Ryann (@shrewdmagnolia) April 29, 2019

The VA isn't being starved of funds. How is it possible that @AOC has this so completely wrong? Only explanation is that she's lying. The VA lacks ZERO funding. ZERO. They have more money than they know what to do with. — RBe (@RBPundit) April 29, 2019

She’s lying or delusional. Most likely a combination of both.

As a disabled veteran who lives in constant debilitating pain, I can say with 100% certainty that the VA is a disgrace. It took over a year for me to be put into "physical therapy" after having my spine fused, and they literally gave up because I didnt show improvement. — Trevor Martin (@Caniac1978) April 29, 2019

VA scandal denier, eh? Must not be enough "science" behind all the stories of death, misery, and mismanagement at the agency to satisfy her selective evidence threshold. https://t.co/Cm9ACVxuRe — Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) April 29, 2019

Untimely deaths. Unnecessary surgeries. Fly-infested operating rooms. Falsified records. A "climate of complacency" resulting in "unnecessary risk" and a "breakdown of core services." 3 of last 4 VA secs resigned in disgrace. This is an embarrassment. https://t.co/QHclWl0nry https://t.co/2Fx0YvQoUZ — Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) April 29, 2019

Literal CNN headline: 307,000 veterans may have died awaiting Veterans Affairs health care, report sayshttps://t.co/0RKyvHyQfD https://t.co/xiLpNdAQ8h — Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) April 29, 2019

This is what she wants for all of us.https://t.co/m5jZi7m7JC — Voluntaryist (@an_capitalist) April 29, 2019

The mass slaughter of straw men in this clip should land AOC in The Hague. — Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) April 29, 2019

Her willful ignorance is downright criminal.

Instead of “protecting the VA” how about protecting the veterans they are supposed to serve? — Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) April 29, 2019

God forbid.

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