AOC joins Macklemore frenzy in bizarre fundraising memo targeting pro-Trump billionaire

Rapper Macklemore is getting a new ally as he continues to face backlash for his pro-Palestinian activism during his opening set for Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour earlier this month.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez , D-N.Y., invoked the ongoing controversy in a fundraising memo sent to supporters late last week, in which she also criticized billionaire Robert Kraft for reportedly getting Sheeran to drop Macklemore from his concert tour.

"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez here.

Billionaire stadium owner, Robert Kraft, did not like Macklemore, a Grammy-winning rapper , saying 'Free Palestine' on stage — so he made calls and the artist got pulled off of Ed Sheeran’s tour," the fundraising text obtained by Fox News Digital said.

"This is not just about a single musical act.

This is about how a small handful of powerful people, like stadium owners, can threaten someone’s livelihood in order to prevent an entire massive issue from being spoken about — in this case, the genocide in Gaza." COLIN KAEPERNICK ACCUSES NFL OF 'COLLUDING' AGAINST MACKLEMORE AMID 'FREE PALESTINE' CONTROVERSY She went on to say Macklemore's plight represents a wider battle between social classes.

FORMULA ONE DRIVER LEWIS HAMILTON TELLS MACKLEMORE HE IS ‘STANDING’ IN SOLIDARITY WITH HIM ON PALESTINE "Oligarchs and billionaires could just as easily prevent people from speaking out about AI, workers’ rights, or any issue they don’t like.

That is what makes this a dangerous precedent.

This moment is a test of how far the very powerful can go in censoring speech," Ocasio-Cortez said.

"And that’s why it’s important that we speak out about it.

That we make clear that this is an abuse of power.

And that we keep the focus on Robert Kraft and the way he’s using his influence to try to control what can and cannot be talked about in America." MACKLEMORE DONATES $1M TO PALESTINIAN AID ORGANIZATIONS AFTER ED SHEERAN TOUR FALLOUT The memo ended with the progressive congresswoman pledging to protect free speech and fight billionaires "who want to silence any form of dissent or peaceful protest," followed by the call, "Will you chip in $5 or any amount you can afford to power this movement for a better future?" Macklemore, who was made famous for his song "Thrift Shop" in 2012, said "Free Palestine" during a Sept.

4 show in New Jersey while opening for Sheeran's tour .