Article snippet: A minor league baseball team in California is apologizing after broadcasting a Memorial Day tribute video that featured an image of US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alongside foreign dictators, as a voiceover from former president Ronald Reagan issued a warning to America’s “enemies of freedom.” The Fresno Grizzlies aired the three-and-a-half minute clip at their ballpark between doubleheader games Monday. The video was set to quotes from Reagan’s first inaugural address and featured a series of patriotic images meant to create a somber tribute to fallen servicemembers. Reagan’s speech, delivered in 1981, at times discusses the sacrifices made by members of the nation’s armed forces, but also contains a stern warning for America’s enemies. “As for the enemies of freedom, to those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the American people, we will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will not surrender for it, now or ever,” Reagan said. It was in this section that the video featured Ocasio-Cortez alongside North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, the late Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, and so-called “antifa” left-wing activist groups. In a series of statements on Twitter, the AAA affiliate of the Washington Nationals said that the video was not properly vetted, and that staffers did not view the video in full before it was aired. “A pre-produced video from outside our front office was selected; unfortunate... Link to the full article to read more
Ocasio-Cortez reacts to baseball team showing video that featured photo of her alongside dictators - The Boston Globe
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