AOC dodges question about 2024 presidential election

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) brushed off a question from Stephen Colbert about whether she would consider a 2024 presidential bid.

Ocasio-Cortez said only that her priority was “keeping a democracy for anybody to be president in the next couple of years” when asked by Colbert during a Tuesday appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert whether the idea of running for president was “appealing” to the Democratic lawmaker, who will be 35 shortly before the 2024 election.

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“Listen, I think that we need to focus on keeping a democracy for anybody to be president in the next couple of years, and that’s my central focus, is helping the people of this country,” Ocasio-Cortez responded, laughing it off.

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When pressed whether it was “possible,” Ocasio-Cortez followed up with, “I don’t know about all that.”

The White House quelled speculation about challengers last year, affirming that President Joe Biden, the oldest elected president in U.S. history, intends to run for reelection in 2024.

But Democrats have expressed concerns about Biden’s fitness to serve another four years, and Ocasio-Cortez has not said whether she would support his bid for a second term.

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If Ocasio-Cortez were to run, she would turn 35 weeks prior to the election, a stark contrast with Biden, who would be 82 if inaugurated to a second term.

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