The Green New Deal: The Left's Phony Attempt to Co-Opt Trump's Labor Populism The Green New Deal: The Left's Phony Attempt to Co- Opt Trump's Labor Populism The florid Green New Deal proposed by newly elected Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been widely panned by critics on both the right and the left -- but perhaps most notably by Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. What many critics of the deal fail to note, however, is that the supposed "New Deal" is the Democrats' most recent attempt to co-opt President Donald Trump's populist agenda. ( FULL STORY IN LINK BELOW ) https://townhall.com/columnists/armstrongwilliams/2019/02/28/the-green-new-deal-the-lefts-phony-attempt-to-coopt-trumps-labor-populism-n2542354