‘Can’t say that I’ve ruled it out’
While traveling to different states to campaign on behalf of progressive candidates in primary races, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., teased a possible presidential run in 2028.
“I mean, I can’t say that I’ve ruled it out,” the lawmaker told Politico.
Ocasio-Cortez made the comment after spending the weekend in Michigan, where she was rallying alongside Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in support of Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed.
It is the clearest answer Ocasio-Cortez has given on the matter. Asked during a political event in Chicago in May if she would run, she said that “What’s funny is they assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go. Senate, House seats, elected officials come and go.”
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Erum Salam is a breaking news reporter for MS NOW, with a focus on how global events and foreign policy shape U.S. politics. She previously was a breaking news reporter for The Guardian.
