During the opening night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivers a powerful speech in which she criticized former President Donald Trump, labeling him a “two-bit union buster” and accusing him of prioritising personal profit over the welfare of the American people. Ocasio-Cortez emphasized her working-class roots, drawing on her experience as a bartender to connect with middle-class voters. She asserted that Trump would “sell this country for a dollar” to benefit his Wall Street allies, contrasting him with Vice President Kamala Harris, whom she praised as a true advocate for the middle class.