AOC denies report she threatened disloyal Democrats with primary challengers

Published March 1, 2019 9:14pm ET



Freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Friday denied a report she warned fellow Democrats they risk a primary challenge if they cross the aisle and vote with Republicans.

“I didn’t say that they were putting themselves on a list for primaries,” Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter in response to a New York Daily News story. “I said that by Dems distinguishing themselves by breaking off on procedural votes, they were inadvertently making a list of targets for the GOP and for progressive advocates on their pro-ICE vote.”

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