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| Above, a 1980 Reagan campaign poster. |
A Memorial Day tribute video that was played at a Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball game on a jumbotron raised more than a few eyebrows.
According to Fox News:
A Washington Nationals minor league affiliate apologized Monday for a Memorial Day tribute video that appeared to show an image of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., between dictators Kim Jong Un and Fidel Castro while former President Ronald Reagan spoke of the “enemies of freedom.”
Fresno Grizzlies team president, Derek Franks, told KSEE-TV playing the video was “truly an oversight.” The team also released a statement apologizing for playing the clip.
Here's the video:
The video was non-controversial until the last 30 seconds.
And what was the reaction by Rep. Alexandrai Ocasio-Cortez?
She Tweeted:
What people don’t (maybe do) realize is when orgs air these hateful messages, my life changes bc of the flood of death threats they inspire. I‘ve had mornings where I wake up & the 1st thing I do w/ my coffee is review photos of the men (it’s always men) who want to kill me.
Well, it seems that the video unintentionally spoke the truth and touched a nerve or two. Maybe Reagan reached out from the grave to take a poke at Ocasio-Cortez for insinuating he was "racist" last March through the video.
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