Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., praised fellow far-left politician Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., saying the congresswoman from the Bronx and Queens has used her considerable “gift” for relating to the working class to position herself as a Democratic Party leader.
In an interview on “The Axios Show” with Alex Thompson on Thursday, Sanders said Ocasio-Cortez will likely advance in the party, either by challenging Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., or making a play for 2028 Democrat presidential nominee.
“That’s her decision to make,” Sanders said, adding that Ocasio-Cortez is “a very, very good politician in the best sense of the word,” describing her as an “incredibly intelligent” person.
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