Speaking on Sean Hannity's show, Sliwa called the comments bizarre and disbelieving.
"I was just in Astoria where [AOC] announced just last week, in Queens – the home of Tony Bennett, the Astoria kid – that 'we are the People's Republic of Astoria'," Sliwa said.
Ocasio-Cortez referred to the neighborhood as "the People's Republic of Astoria" during a recent rally. In January, she also referred to newly-elected state Sen. Kristen Gonzalez as the "last Infinity Stone to the People's Republic of Astoria…with [Democratic Socialists of America] elected at every level of office."
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Sliwa stated that the key to law and order was confronting AOC and socialists who hide behind being Democrats. He accused them of wanting to remove the police and prisons.
"They want to remove the police, remove prisons," the former New York City mayoral candidate said.
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Ocasio-Cortez has been vocal about her criticism of the police and has supported defunding the NYPD. However, she has supported several congressional bills to improve public safety, including the Stand Up to Violence program at Jacobi Hospital.
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When pressed by Hannity on the ongoing crime panic in several significant cities, Sliwa responded that the way to tackle it was to unite moderate Democrats and Republicans against the progressive agenda.
"[I'm] bringing in moderate Democrats and independents and sharing with them this vision that, without public safety, there can be no improvements in quality of life," he said.
"And that's how you defeat the socialists, because we need to teach the moderate Democrats to take their party back."
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Sliwa also accused AOC and her allies of having "hijacked" the Democratic Party, which currently holds a 45-6 supermajority in New York's city council.
City Republicans are also clinging to just one U.S. congressional seat held by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis in Staten Island and Bay Ridge. Due to redistricting, George Santos (R-NY) of Nassau County also oversees a small portion of northeast Queens.
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During his appearance on "Hannity," Sliwa also pointed to Chicago as an example of what happens when moderate voters fail to unite against ideas that are perceived as more extreme.
"Look, [Mayor-elect Brandon] Johnson won in Chicago because Bernie Sanders and AOC 'All-Out-Crazy' came in there and helped him," he lamented.
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"Where were the moderates helping the moderate who had won the [general pre-runoff] election – Paul Vallos? They were missing in action."
Sliwa then circled back to Ronald Reagan, who he claims swiftly defeated Walter Mondale in 1984 by linking Republicans and moderate Democrats.
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"There are good Democrats out there, they have to be empowered," he insisted.
Sliwa revealed that he had formed "Ronald Reagan Republican clubs" and enlisted serious candidates to challenge AOC and other socialist lawmakers.
"I'm not a candidate, but I'm able to go out there and put together these Ronald Reagan Republican clubs that are able to unify our party," he said.
"It's not enough to have one Nicole Malliotakis in the House, we've got to have more than that."
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