The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) on Friday launched its ‘GROW’ initiative aimed at making financing easier and more accessible to Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs). The ‘GROW’ initiative will offer tailored financial solutions designed to address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses to maximise their full potential. Speaking at the launch of the initiative, GBTI’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shawn Gurcharran highlighted that Small and medium-sized enterprises are a vital pillar in economic growth but are often met with the challenge of easily accessing financial loans. “In a booming oil and gas economy, it bemoans us to remain committed to food security and the enhancement of vulnerable groups in our society. Small and medium-sized enterprises are a vital pillar of economic growth and development, accounting for a significant share of job creation, innovation and importantly, wealth generation. Yet we know that SMEs often face unique challenges such as accessing finance, navigating regulatory frameworks and scaling up operations.” In this regard, the CEO revealed that to tackle this issue, the banking institution has developed its ‘GROW’ initiative. “This is why the establishment of GBTI GROW is not just an addition to our portfolio, but it is a strategic initiative aimed at addressing these challenges head-on. Through GBTI GROW, we will provide tailored financial products and tools designed to help small businesses to succeed in a competitive and dynamic environment.” Gurcharran added that the location of the new centre at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was strategically planned while noting that it aligns with the organisation’s dedication towards providing equal opportunities for all. “GBTI GROW is our way of ensuring that no entrepreneur is left behind and the growth of our country is inclusive and sustainable. Our choice of location was very intentional. Being a stone’s throw away from the largest market on the East Coast provides many opportunities for us to forge partnerships with people involved in agriculture, small services and growing businesses.” Also present at the ceremony was the bank’s Director Suresh Beharry, who stated that the initiative will bolster the long-term strength and sustainability of the country’s economy. “Our country stands at a pivotal moment in its history. With the rapid economic growth and transformation brought about by the oil and gas sector. However, while the oil and gas sector serves as a catalyst, the long-term strength and sustainability of our economy depend on our diversification. This is where SMEs come in. Small and medium enterprises are uniquely poised to drive diversification in sectors such as agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, technology and services. They ensure that economic progress reaches every region and community, creating opportunities for a broader cross-section of Guyanese.” Delivering special remarks at the event was Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh who highlighted that regardless of size, most businesses encounter problems when applying for loans. On this note, he applauded GBTI for the new initiative specifically tailored to benefit SMBs. “I think the fact that you’ve decided to introduce a special branch is absolutely fantastic, I don’t believe that any other bank has a dedicated branch focusing on the SME sector. Of course, there are some smaller SME specialist SME credit agencies. Well, this is an absolutely fantastic initiative because it’s a branch and a facility and a window specifically targets the SME centre. and I really salute from the bottom of my heart.” Moreover, he urged stakeholders at GBTI to make the loan-accessing process more appealing by educating persons on areas such as collateral alternatives outside of real estate. “I think there is a lot of room for public education, an outreach to explain to people that getting a loan is not that difficult. You don’t need a fixed salary; you don’t necessarily need real estate collateral. These are alternative ways in which you can do this. I want to appeal to GBTI, given that you have taken this remarkably bold step of establishing this new branch and of establishing this special facility on these new products that target the SME sector, I want to appeal to you, maybe in collaboration with the chamber of commerce, reaching on to SMEs to see how can we partner to meet make the appetite for credit greater.” The new banking division will serve as a one-stop destination for businesses seeking loans, advisory services and innovative financial products that facilitate expansion and sustainability. GBTI GROW will offer specialised programmes, and affordable and flexible financing options tailored to meet the unique needs of micro and SMEs. Guidance on financial management, business planning and access to markets through strategic partnerships Notably, GBTI has formed alliances with key agencies such as the Guyana School of Agriculture, the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) and the Agriculture Ministry to explore ways in which they can work together to improve the viability of opportunities available.
STANFORD, Calif. — Andrew Luck is returning to Stanford in hopes of turning around a struggling football program that he once helped become a national power. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced Saturday that Luck has been hired as the general manager of the Stanford football team, tasked with overseeing all aspects of the program that just finished a 3-9 season under coach Troy Taylor. “I am a product of this university, of Nerd Nation; I love this place,” Luck said. “I believe deeply in Stanford’s unique approach to athletics and academics and the opportunity to help drive our program back to the top. Coach Taylor has the team pointed in the right direction, and I cannot wait to work with him, the staff, and the best, brightest, and toughest football players in the world.” Luck has kept a low profile since his surprise retirement from the NFL at age 29 when he announced in August 2019 that he was leaving the Indianapolis Colts and pro football. 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Video of postgame encounter between Luke Fickell, Donovan Raiola circulates online Courthouse lighting ceremony planned for Sunday Cardinal alum Andrew Luck, left, watches a Feb. 2 game between Stanford and Southern California on Feb. 2 in Stanford, Calif. In his new role, Luck will work with Taylor on recruiting and roster management, and with athletic department and university leadership on fundraising, alumni relations, sponsorships, student-athlete support and stadium experience. “Andrew’s credentials as a student-athlete speak for themselves, and in addition to his legacy of excellence, he also brings a deep understanding of the college football landscape and community, and an unparalleled passion for Stanford football,” Muir said. “I could not think of a person better qualified to guide our football program through a continuously evolving landscape, and I am thrilled that Andrew has agreed to join our team. This change represents a very different way of operating our program and competing in an evolving college football landscape.” Luck was one of the players who helped elevate Stanford into a West Coast powerhouse for several years. He helped end a seven-year bowl drought in his first season as starting quarterback in 2009 under coach Jim Harbaugh and led the Cardinal to back-to-back BCS bowl berths his final two seasons, when he was the Heisman Trophy runner-up both seasons. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck throws a pass during the first quarter of a Nov. 27, 2010 game against Oregon State in Stanford, Calif. That was part of a seven-year stretch in which Stanford posted the fourth-best record in the nation at 76-18 and qualified for five BCS bowl berths under Harbaugh and David Shaw. But the Cardinal have struggled for success in recent years and haven't won more than four games in a season since 2018. Stanford just finished its fourth straight 3-9 campaign in Taylor's second season since replacing Shaw. The Cardinal are the only power conference team to lose at least nine games in each of the past four seasons. Luck graduated from Stanford with a bachelor’s degree in architectural design and returned after retiring from the NFL to get his master’s degree in education in 2023. He was picked No. 1 overall by Indianapolis in the 2012 draft and made four Pro Bowls and was AP Comeback Player of the Year in 2018 in his brief but successful NFL career. Who rules the sidelines? A look at the 10 winningest NFL coaches Who rules the sidelines? A look at the 10 winningest NFL coaches Before the 2023 National Football League season started, it seemed inevitable that Bill Belichick would end his career as the winningest head coach in league history. He had won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and 298 regular-season games, plus 31 playoff games, across his career. Then the 2023 season happened. Belichick's Patriots finished 4-13, the franchise's worst record since 1992. At the end of the year, Belichick and New England owner Robert Kraft agreed to part ways. And now, during the 2024 season, Belichick is on the sideline. He's 26 wins from the #1 spot, a mark he'd reach in little more than two seasons if he maintained his .647 career winning percentage. Will he ascend the summit? It's hard to tell. Belichick would be 73 if he graced the sidelines next season—meaning he'd need to coach until at least 75 to break the all-time mark. Only one other NFL coach has ever helmed a team at age 73: Romeo Crennel in 2020 for the Houston Texans. With Belichick's pursuit of history stalled, it's worth glancing at the legends who have reached the pinnacle of coaching success. Who else stands among the 10 winningest coaches in NFL history? Stacker ranked the coaches with the most all-time regular-season wins using data from Pro Football Reference . These coaches have combined for 36 league championships, which represents 31.6% of all championships won throughout the history of pro football. To learn who made the list, keep reading. You may also like: Ranking the biggest NFL Draft busts of the last 30 years #10. Dan Reeves - Seasons coached: 23 - Years active: 1981-2003 - Record: 190-165-2 - Winning percentage: .535 - Championships: 0 Dan Reeves reached the Super Bowl four times—thrice with the Denver Broncos and once with the Atlanta Falcons—but never won the NFL's crown jewel. Still, he racked up nearly 200 wins across his 23-year career, including a stint in charge of the New York Giants, with whom he won Coach of the Year in 1993. In all his tenures, he quickly built contenders—the three clubs he coached were a combined 17-31 the year before Reeves joined and 28-20 in his first year. However, his career ended on a sour note as he was fired from a 3-10 Falcons team after Week 14 in 2003. #9. Chuck Noll - Seasons coached: 23 - Years active: 1969-91 - Record: 193-148-1 - Winning percentage: .566 - Championships: 4 Chuck Noll's Pittsburgh Steelers were synonymous with success in the 1970s. Behind his defense, known as the Steel Curtain, and offensive stars, including Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, and Lynn Swann, Noll led the squad to four Super Bowl victories from 1974 to 1979. Noll's Steelers remain the lone team to win four Super Bowls in six years, though Andy Reid and Kansas City could equal that mark if they win the Lombardi Trophy this season. Noll was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, two years after retiring. His legacy of coaching success has carried on in Pittsburgh—the club has had only two coaches (Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin) since Noll retired. #8. Marty Schottenheimer - Seasons coached: 21 - Years active: 1984-98, 2001-06 - Record: 200-126-1 - Winning percentage: .613 - Championships: 0 As head coach of Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington, and San Diego, Marty Schottenheimer proved a successful leader during the regular season. Notably, he was named Coach of the Year after turning around his 4-12 Chargers team to a 12-4 record in 2004. His teams, however, struggled during the playoffs. Schottheimer went 5-13 in the postseason, and he never made it past the conference championship round. As such, the Pennsylvania-born skipper is the winningest NFL coach never to win a league championship. #7. Paul Brown - Seasons coached: 25 - Years active: 1946-62, '68-75 - Record: 213-104-9 - Winning percentage: .672 - Championships: 7 The only coach on this list to pilot a college team, Paul Brown, reached the pro ranks after a three-year stint at Ohio State and two years with the Navy during World War II. He guided the Cleveland Browns—named after Brown, their first coach—to four straight titles in the fledgling All-America Football Conference. After the league folded, the ballclub moved to the NFL in 1950, and Cleveland continued its winning ways, with Brown leading the team to championships in '50, '54, and '55. He was fired in 1963 but returned in 1968 as the co-founder and coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. His other notable accomplishments include helping to invent the face mask and breaking pro football's color barrier . #6. Curly Lambeau - Seasons coached: 33 - Years active: 1921-53 - Record: 226-132-22 - Winning percentage: .631 - Championships: 6 An early stalwart of the NFL, Curly Lambeau spent 29 years helming the Green Bay Packers before wrapping up his coaching career with two-year stints with the Chicago Cardinals and Washington. His Packers won titles across three decades, including the league's first three-peat from 1929-31. Notably, he experienced only one losing season during his first 27 years with Green Bay, cementing his legacy of consistent success. Born in Green Bay, Lambeau co-founded the Packers and played halfback on the team from 1919-29. He was elected to the Hall of Fame as a coach and owner in 1963, two years before his death. You may also like: Countries with the most active NFL players #5. Tom Landry - Seasons coached: 29 - Years active: 1960-88 - Record: 250-162-6 - Winning percentage: .607 - Championships: 2 The first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landry held the position for his entire 29-year tenure as an NFL coach. The Cowboys were especially dominant in the 1970s when they made five Super Bowls and won the big game twice. Landry was known for coaching strong all-around squads and a unit that earned the nickname the "Doomsday Defense." Between 1966 and 1985, Landry and his Cowboys enjoyed 20 straight seasons with a winning record. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1990. #4. Andy Reid - Seasons coached: 26 - Years active: 1999-present - Record: 267-145-1 - Winning percentage: .648 - Championships: 3 The only active coach in the top 10, Andy Reid has posted successful runs with both the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City. After reaching the Super Bowl once in 14 years with the Eagles, Reid ratcheted things up with K.C., winning three titles since 2019. As back-to-back defending champions, Reid and Co. are looking this season to become the first franchise to three-peat in the Super Bowl era and the third to do so in NFL history after the Packers of 1929-31 and '65-67. Time will tell if Reid and his offensive wizardry can lead Kansas City to that feat. #3. Bill Belichick - Seasons coached: 29 - Years active: 1991-95, 2000-23 - Record: 302-165 - Winning percentage: .647 - Championships: 6 The most successful head coach of the 21st century, Bill Belichick first coached the Cleveland Browns before taking over the New England Patriots in 2000. With the Pats, Belichick combined with quarterback Tom Brady to win six Super Bowls in 18 years. Belichick and New England split after last season when the Patriots went 4-13—the worst record of Belichick's career. His name has swirled around potential coaching openings , but nothing has come of it. Belichick has remained in the media spotlight with his regular slot on the "Monday Night Football" ManningCast. #2. George Halas - Seasons coached: 40 - Years active: 1920-29, '33-42, '46-55, '58-67 - Record: 318-148-31 - Winning percentage: .682 - Championships: 6 George Halas was the founder and longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and coached the team across four separate stints. Nicknamed "Papa Bear," he built the ballclub into one of the NFL's premier franchises behind players such as Bronko Nagurski and Sid Luckman. Halas also played for the team, competing as a player-coach in the 1920s. The first coach to study opponents via game film, he was once a baseball player and even made 12 appearances as a member of the New York Yankees in 1919. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1963 as both a coach and owner. #1. Don Shula - Seasons coached: 33 - Years active: 1963-95 - Record: 328-156-6 - Winning percentage: .677 - Championships: 2 The winningest head coach in NFL history is Don Shula, who first coached the Baltimore Colts (losing Super Bowl III to Joe Namath and the New York Jets) for seven years before leading the Miami Dolphins for 26 seasons. With the Fins, Shula won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1972 and 1973, a run that included a 17-0 season—the only perfect campaign in NFL history. He also coached quarterback great Dan Marino in the 1980s and '90s, but the pair made it to a Super Bowl just once. Shula was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. Story editing by Mike Taylor. Copy editing by Robert Wickwire. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick. You may also like: The 5 biggest upsets of the 2023-24 NFL regular season Get local news delivered to your inbox!A man who suffered with erectile dysfunction for 30 years can now have sex again without using prescription drugs. And it's all thanks to a home-use medical device which resembles a "games controller" - although he's not told his wife about it. The 80-year-old began suffering with the condition which is estimated to affect around half of all men between the ages of 40 and 70 when he was around 50. Jack Peters, not his real name, who is retired, said his performance deteriorated so much he started using Spedra – an inhibitor drug similar to Viagra which uses a drug called Avanafil. Men are recommended to take one Spedra tablet half an hour before sex, but its positive effects can last four hours or longer. But while the drug did work, Jack said it would leave him with "terrible headaches" and fatigue afterwards. Earlier this year, he read an article about Vertica – a new V-shaped device – which is totally drug-free and uses radiofrequency technology. It works by stimulating the production of collagen, elastin and new skin cells by "warming" the penis in the same way that it is widely used for facial and body tightening and other aesthetic treatments. Jack ordered the £1,020 device from the Vertica website and said it using the started working after two just treatments, but he still has not had the heart to tell his wife, who is 10 years younger than him, that he is using it. Jack said: “I started having trouble in the bedroom when I hit 50 and I just accepted the fact it was part of getting older even though I don’t drink, and I’m reasonably fit for my age. “But the situation got worse, so I started using Spedra. It worked well enough for years but I suffered from terrible headaches and the thing with drugs for erectile dysfunction is it doesn’t make things very spontaneous. I also experienced quite bad fatigue so it wasn’t always enjoyable because you knew you would feel awful afterwards. “I read an article about Vertica, and I thought it looked a bit weird but with the clinical trial results, I thought it was worth giving it a go and even though it was quite a lot of money, it would be better than putting drugs in my body, which I was never really keen on doing anyway. Vertica took some getting used to, but it wasn’t fiddly or anything and once I got into the routine of running the treatment it was fine. “After two or three times of using Vertica, I noticed a remarkable improvement. I kept using the Spedra with Vertica to start with but am now able to use it without the drugs at all. Now we can be spontaneous and there are no side effects. I just wish Vertica was around 30 years ago! The only thing is my wife is a bit funny about these things, so I haven’t told her about Vertica!” Vertica has a success rate of 85% according to a clinical study published in the International Journal of Impotence, with some men experiencing results after just four weeks, which continued even up to six months. Professor David Ralph, Consultant Urologist at University College London and Medical Director at St Peter's Andrology Centre, said: "The clinical study indicates that Vertica could significantly improve the lives of men facing erectile dysfunction. While I look forward to further research, the technology and initial results from Vertica have been impressive. Although ED remains a sensitive topic in the UK, it doesn't need to be an embarrassing one, as many men experience it, often in silence. Come and join The Daily Star on , the social media site set up by ex-Twitter boss Jack Dorsey. It's now the new go-to place for content after a mass exodus of the Elon Musk-owned Twitter/X. Fear not, we're not leaving , but we are jumping on the bandwagon. So come find our new account on , and see us social better than the rest. You can also learn more about The Daily Star team in what Bluesky calls a . So what are you waiting for?! Let's "Prescription medications always come with a risk of side effects, but Vertica avoids this as it is entirely drug-free, and no prescription is required. It may not be effective for everyone, but the trial data so far suggests a strong likelihood that it will benefit more men with ED than not." Manufacturer Ohh-Med Medical recommends men use Vertica at home with three 30-minutes treatments per week recommended for the first month and twice weekly for another 30 days, with many men experiencing results after just four to six weeks. Vertica is registered with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK and has received CE certification under the Medical Device Regulation (MDR), allowing it to be marketed throughout Europe.Trump wants pardoned real estate developer Charles Kushner to be ambassador to France
Syra Health to Present at NobleCon20An American map showing the rapid increase in average winter temperatures across the United States published last week showed us by doing the numbers what we gardeners know in our bones: It’s getting toastier out there. Not always toasty. There is still cold. Just a lot toastier than before. Thirty-five years ago, when I bought my Pasadena garden (and a little cottage sitting on its edge), there were three or four regular overnight frosts, morning ice glistening on the rose bushes and the irises, every winter, and seven or eight in the different microclimate just down the hill, the floor of the Arroyo Seco canyon where the Rose Bowl is. It’s been well over a decade since we have seen any frost at all. The map published by Climate Central shows that our coastal zone of Southern California is an area that has seen average winter temps rise between 2 and 3 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970. That’s not nearly as major a change as back East, where all of New England is in a zone where the winter lows are on average 5 degrees higher than 54 years ago. This is not an issue of opinion. It doesn’t matter to the real world if a politician such as Donald Trump finds it convenient to pretend that “climate change is a hoax.” This winter numbers are just a small piece of the data pie showing this year to be the hottest ever. “The global mean surface air temperature from January to September 2024 was 1.54°C above the pre-industrial average. This is the first time the world has exceeded 1.5°C warming,” the World Meteorological Organization reports. King Canute can command the tides to recede all he likes, but the rising tide pays no attention to his royal wishes. But the perhaps apocryphal story of the actual ancient English king, crowned in 1027, as told by his chronicler, Henry of Huntingdon, was meant to tell the opposite of how the story is now understood. After the tide kept coming up and dampened his shoes despite the command, Canute stepped back and declared, “Let all men know how empty and worthless is the power of kings, for there is none worthy of the name, but He whom heaven, earth, and sea obey by eternal laws.” A king, or a president, can have no effect on global warming and other examples of climate change by commanding the atmosphere and the oceans to stop heating up. The laws of chemistry, and of physics, are eternal laws. But the president can, out of a desire to seem populist, or whatever reality-denying motive is at play here, once again withdraw our nation from The Paris Agreement, negotiated by 196 countries in 2015 “to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.” And surely once in office Trump will do just that. It’s a national embarrassment, yet another one; it’s anti-human, as well as anti-Earth. For those of us who favor the Earth over, say, Mars, and who don’t want to leave our great-grandchildren an inhospitable home planet, it’s a disgusting political maneuver. But that doesn’t mean that smart, everyday Americans will give up on our own fight against climate change, absurd as it is that the president’s likely action will see us join only a tiny group of countries, including Libya, Iran and Yemen, in the denialism. We do contribute 13% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and American scientists, engineers and politicians of goodwill will continue to work to bring that number down, waiting out the Trump administration’s colossal error. As Max Boykoff, professor in the Department of Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado says, yes, there will be “a loss of trust and a loss of opportunity for the U.S. to be in a position of leadership in a clean energy economy, and more generally on other global issues as well.” But: “The renewable energy sector has grown to a point where it actually makes great financial sense to continue to benefit from these market trends. With the way the economy has been moving, the Trump administration’s withdrawal ... may carry more symbolic significance than actual functional significance.” Keep up the good fight, even if this president is unlikely to attain the wisdom of the old king. Larry Wilson is on the Southern California News Group editorial board. lwilson@scng.com.
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Ransomware attack on software supplier disrupts operations for Starbucks and other retailersSchneider National stock hits all-time high at $32.25 11-30-2024 03:06 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: ABNewswire Schneider National Inc., stock soared to an all-time high this week, reaching a peak of $32.25. The transportation and logistics services company has seen a remarkable 37.38% increase in its stock price over the past year, reflecting strong performance and investor confidence. This milestone underscores the company's robust growth trajectory and its ability to navigate the complex logistics landscape effectively, even amid the challenges posed by global economic conditions. The all-time high represents a significant achievement for Schneider National, marking a period of sustained value creation for its shareholders. In other recent news, Schneider National experienced a series of financial adjustments following its third-quarter earnings report. The transportation and logistics services company saw Benchmark raise its stock price target from $30.00 to $32.00, maintaining a Buy rating. This adjustment comes after Schneider National's third-quarter earnings fell short of expectations, with an adjusted operating income of $44.3 million. Meanwhile, BofA Securities upgraded Schneider National's rating from Underperform to Buy and increased its price target to $34.00. This revised stance reflects a positive outlook following recent developments. However, BofA Securities also lowered its earnings per share estimates for 2024 and 2025 due to weaker than expected performance in the third quarter. Evercore ISI reduced Schneider National's price target from $27.00 to $26.00, retaining an In Line rating, following the company's third-quarter earnings report. Schneider National reported steady revenues of $1.2 billion, despite a slight dip in adjusted diluted earnings per share from $0.20 to $0.18. Among these recent developments, Schneider National continued its share repurchase program with $4 million in purchases. These adjustments and actions highlight Schneider National's commitment to shareholder returns, strategic growth, and operational efficiency in the face of recent financial challenges. Media Contact Company Name: ABC Private Limited Contact Person: Media Relations Email:Send Email [ https://www.abnewswire.com/email_contact_us.php?pr=schneider-national-stock-hits-alltime-high-at-3225 ] Country: India Website: https://www.se.com/in/en/ This release was published on openPR.
Ex-Trump official delivers blistering warning if AOC runs for president READ MORE: Furious speculation sweeps social media that AOC could make a run Follow DailyMail.com's politics live blog for all the latest news and updates By SAMANTHA RUTT FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 November 2024 | Updated: 21:55 GMT, 30 November 2024 e-mail 8 View comments Former Trump official Monica Crowley has issued a warning about Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez . Ocasio-Cortez, 35, also known better as 'AOC,' has fueled speculation that she will embark on a run for president in 2028 , worrying some Republicans. On Friday, while appearing on Fox News ' The Ingraham Angle, Crowley warned Republicans not to 'underestimate' AOC's potential White House run. Crowley, who served as an assistant secretary for public affairs at the US Department of the Treasury in 2019 to 2021, cited AOC's 'tremendous grassroots support' noting her 'early adoption of social media' allowing her to constantly 'connect directly to voters.' With her support from the likes of social media and her growing accessibility, Crowley insisted on Friday not to shy away from the potential Presidential-candidate. 'Just a word of warning to the Republicans, to my party, do not underestimate AOC, she's young, she's vibrant, she's attractive,' Crowley said on Friday. 'I think she's wrong on everything, but she does have real grassroot support. And all the energy and activism in the Democrat party remains with the revolutionary left, of which she is a part.' She continued: 'So, every time the Republicans have underestimated the Democrats, we ended up with Bill Clinton , Barack Obama , and Joe Biden . So, let's not do it again in four years.' With rumors of a possible Presidential run by progressive Democrat , Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (pictured), a former Trump official issued a blistering warning not to 'underestimate' the New York congresswoman On Friday, while appearing on Fox News ' The Ingraham Angle, Monica Crowley (pictured), an ex-Trump administration official, warned Republicans not to 'underestimate' AOC's potential White House run Crowley added: 'The lesson of this last 2024 election and Donald Trump's landslide mandate victory is that the country has had enough of the radical Left, it's had enough of socialism, it's had enough of cancel culture and wokeness, and it rejected roundly all of those things. So, I don't think in four short years the country is going to say, "We need more communism."' Read More AOC for president in 2028? Furious speculation sweeps social media that Squad member could run Following the November 5 election that saw many split tickets from AOC's constituents in several New York boroughs, the congresswoman took to social media to ask why this may have happened - something her older counterparts may not have had as much success in. From her online polling, AOC received a wide array of responses, most concerned with the economy, but others touched on other policy positions and the overall attitudes of the candidates. Ingraham Angle host, Lisa Boothe, used AOC's online polling scheme to add onto Crowley's worrisome sentiment, saying that AOC's constituents 'like her accessibility' as demonstrated in her widely garnered social media response. Boothe also mentioned how the people responded well to President-elect Donald Trump's 'willingness to sit down with Joe Rogan , going on X, doing these three hour interviews,' something someone young, and well-versed in social media may use to their advantage. The leftist Congresswoman has been a polarizing figure ever since she upset powerful establishment Democrat Joe Crowley in a primary in 2018 - winning a seat in the House at just 29 years old. The 2028 election - which Donald Trump has said he will not run in, leaving both parties with open primaries - will be the first one where Ocasio-Cortez can legally run, as the Constitution states you must be 35. Another new story from The Hill suggests that AOC would be among the potential 2028 Democrat contenders, who include Harris, Pete Buttigieg, Gretchen Whitmer, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro and California Governor, Gavin Newsom . Former Congressman Matt Gaetz added fuel to the fire, writing: 'Alex has told people she’s running in 2028 since 2019.' The leftist Congresswoman has been a polarizing figure ever since she upset powerful establishment Democrat Joe Crowley in a primary in 2018 - winning a seat in the House at just 29 years old The 2028 election - which Donald Trump (pictured) has said he will not run in, leaving both parties with open primaries - will be the first one where Ocasio-Cortez can legally run, as the Constitution states you must be 35 Though the Congresswoman has made no public indications she will run, multiple sources told the site she would be a top candidate. 'She's somebody who can cut through the noise and doesn't talk like Washington,' said one party insider. Another, however, is skeptical that the 'Squad' penchant for rabble-rousing against fellow Democrats could play in a primary. 'She and the 'squad' started pushing too hard, too fast. D.C. doesn't work that way. And our party doesn't work that way. We need to get back to the basics.' Read More AOC's six-word breakdown of MAGA rival Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Very Prestigious' DOGE gig On social media, several left-wing activists and pundits expressed their own skepticism that Ocasio-Cortez - who would be the furthest left Democrat to run for president since mentor Bernie Sanders' failed runs - could pull it off. 'I like AOC, but would be so much better for the Left to run, say, a labor leader with the potential for a wide, 'cross-partisan' working-class appeal than an already polarizing left-wing elected from a deep blue district,' said Bhaskar Sunkara, author of The Socialist Manifesto. Others based their skepticism about how Ocasio-Cortez operates among the powerful in DC as a member of the House. 'AOC polls around 4% rn against other potentially Democratic primary candidates which isn’t great bc she has huge name recognition,' wrote comedian Kate Willett. 'She could change that by running an anti establishment Bernie ‘16 style campaign but she’s likely too conciliatory to power to do that.' 'AOC has the skill to be a real contender,' said Oscar nominated writer and journalist David Sirota. Ocasio-Cortez has been somewhat quiet since Harris' loss, after she spent much of the year backing Joe Biden to stay in the race, even after his disaster debate performance in June . She eventually backed Harris. The leading member of the House Democrats' progressive 'Squad' said in the days after the election the U.S. is entering a political period that will have consequences 'for the rest of our lives.' 'We find ourselves I believe in a time where there are lets say peers in history of massive movements of people that mobilize to protect one another in times of fascism and authoritarianism. And this is the era that we are poised to enter,' AOC said. 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