AOC said the US is experiencing fascism and voter intimidation that mimics the Jim Crow era.
As the midterms approach, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said Americans must "strongly defend democracy" in the US.
Federal officials warned that threats of violence may rise due to "perceptions of election-related fraud.".
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the US is experiencing "an environment of fascism" as some states are facing concerns of voter intimidation amid early voting.
"We are really truly facing an environment of fascism in the United States of America.
"Those wounds threaten to rip right back open if we do not strongly defend democracy in the United States of America.". »