(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., gave an awkward, half-hearted response when asked if she would support president Joe Biden if he runs again in 2024, reflecting a growing consensus within the Democrat party.
“Before we go, I just want to ask about President Biden,” “State of the Union” host, Dana Bash asked the congresswoman in a clip shared on Twitter. “He is saying he’s going to run again in 2024. Will you support him?”
AOC attempted to dodge the question by giving a non-answer, the Daily Caller reported.
“If the President chooses to run again in 2024,” Ocasio-Cortez responded, before pivoting and saying, “I mean first of all, I’m focused on winning the majority right now and preserving a majority this year in 2022, so we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it.
“But I think if the President has a vision, then that’s something certainly, we’re all willing to entertain and examine when the time comes.”
“That’s not a yes,” Bash responded.
After an awkward pause, AOC managed to cobble together another answer dodging the question:
“Yeah, you know, I think, uh, we should endorse when we get to it,” she hedged.
“I believe that the President has been doing a very good job so far, and should he run again, I think that we’ll take a look at it, but right now we need to focus on winning a majority instead of a presidential election.”
Ocasio-Cortez has been openly unenthusiastic about the sitting president’s policy decisions, previously warning of collapsing support among leftists and younger voters.
Twitter users had a lot to say about this particular exchange:
Have you ever listened to someone for a while and asked yourself who ties their shoelaces for them in the morning?
— Steve Houser (@Stephen_Houser) June 12, 2022
“…he’s done a good job thus far…”
Translation: 👉He’s done a bad job thus far👈— Carotid (@Stemiman) June 13, 2022
Her command of the English language is always impressive.
— Elizabeth (@knickstrahm) June 12, 2022
