AOC says Nancy and Chuck need to GO: Squad member wants new leadership in the Democratic party and slams Biden for his revolving door of administration picks
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview that aired Wednesday that the Democratic Party needs new leadership in Congress
She admitted, however, that she is not ready to take on that role, saying: It can t be me. I know that I couldn t do that job
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer easily won reelection this year – both running unopposed
AOC warned that if a vacuum were to open for leadership, there are nefarious forces who are even more conservative than Pelosi and Schumer ready to fill it
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes the Democratic Party needs new leaders.
The progressive firebrand said it s time for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to go but warned of a power vacuum that could be filled by nefarious forces who are even more conservative than the caucuses current leaders during a podcast interview on The Intercept that aired Thursday. I do think we need new leadership in the Democratic Party, Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said. I think one of the things that I have struggled with, I think that a lot of people struggle with, is the internal dynamics of the House has made it such that there [are] very little options for succession.
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It was only a matter of time before New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez began turning on the old Democrat leadership in a bid to replace them with radicals like herself.
According to Fox News, AOC was on “The Intercept” last Thursday and openly called for new leadership of the Democratic party, but warned that the transition could invite more conservative leadership if they aren’t careful:
The progressive firebrand said it’s time for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to go but warned of a power vacuum that could be filled by “nefarious forces” who are “even more conservative” than the caucuses’ current leaders during a podcast interview on “The Intercept” that aired Thursday.
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