Tensions Erupt As Manchin Slams AOC, Warns ‘America Will Recoil’ At Progressives’ Infrastructure Threats

Tensions Erupt As Manchin Slams AOC, Warns ‘America Will Recoil’ At Progressives’ Infrastructure Threats

Share to Linkedin Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.) on Sunday tore into progressives amid an ongoing conflict over various spending bills, warning of political backlash against House progressives if they sink a bipartisan infrastructure bill and labeling allegations from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N. Y.) about his ties with oil lobbyists as "totally false." WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is surrounded by reporters as he heads to a ... [+] vote in the Senate at the U. S. Capitol on June 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. The spotlight on Sen. Manchin grew even brighter after declaring that he will vote against the Democrats voting rights bill, the For the People Act, in his op-ed that was published in the Charleston Gazette-Mail over the weekend. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images) Manchin warned in a CNN interview that if progressives kill the $1. 2 trillion infrastructure bill, they will have to tell constituents, "I don't care about the roads and bridges, you don't need it," adding, "If they play politics with the needs of America… America will recoil." The moderate West Virginia senator repeatedly said in the interview he opposes $3. 5 trillion in social spending as part of