Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer hinted that he would be able to hang on to his seat if Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez challenged him in a primary.
“Look, throughout my career, I’ve done my job,” he told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday, adding, “I’ve found throughout my career, if you do your job well, everything else works out OK.”
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Earlier this week, Ocasio-Cortez said she’s focused on winning reelection in the House but did not rule out a 2022 run for Senate when asked if she’d challenge Schumer.
“I don’t know,” she said in an interview with Politico on Wednesday.
“Right now, you know, my concern is just making sure that I’m taking care of everything that’s right in front of me and just making sure that I earned the honor and the privilege of serving New York 14th Congressional District for another term,” she said.
President Trump predicted in February that the freshman congresswoman would primary Schumer in 2022 and “kick his ass.”
