monday. now to alexandria ocasio-cortez responding to reporters after making comments insinuating that the house speaker nancy pelosi may have racist animus to democratic progressives. take a listen. it's stupidly untrue, she said. she is a principal in a clash between moderate democrats and progressives in the house of representatives. a standoff between house speaker nancy pelosi in a group called the squad which includes aoc. that tweet seemed to widen the gap between the two lawmakers. according to aoc, speaker pelosi had been disrespectful, singling out newly elected women of color in the day since other lawmakers and the president have come to the house speaker's defense,