Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she supports impeaching Trump

By Naomi Lim

Published June 27, 2018 3:14pm ET

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she supports impeaching Trump — New York congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez listens to a speaker at a fundraiser Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, in Los Angeles. The 28-year-old startled the party when she defeated 10-term U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in a New York City Democratic primary. Ocasio-Cortez is a rising liberal star who is challenging the Democratic Party establishment. | (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Democratic congressional candidate for New York Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday she would support impeachment proceedings against President Trump should she be elected to Congress, the morning after her stunning primary challenge win against incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y.

“I would support impeachment. I think that, you know, we have the grounds to do it,” Ocasio-Cortez said during an interview on CNN.

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