Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid Sunday despite publicly denouncing her on Instagram Live days early.
Ocasio-Cortez announced her support of Harris to be the Democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential election in an X post following President Joe Biden’s statement announcing his withdrawal from the race and support of Harris as his replacement. Ocasio-Cortez had previously warned of Harris’ low support from the Democratic Party and claimed that the party’s donor class and elites did not want Harris to be the presidential nominee.
Kamala Harris will be the next President of the United States. I pledge my full support to ensure her victory in November.
Now more than ever, it is crucial that our party and country swiftly unite to defeat Donald Trump and the threat to American democracy.
Let’s get to work.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) July 22, 2024
“If you think that there is consensus among the people who want Joe Biden to leave, that they will support Vice President Harris, you would be mistaken,” she said in a livestream. “A lot of them are not just interested in removing the president. They are interested in removing the whole ticket.” […]
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