House progressives rallied behind Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Thursday as she sought to clarify that her discussion of alleged international human rights abuses wasn’t drawing false equivalence between the U.S.
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In an interview with The Intercept s podcast, the progressive hero and firebrand said that Democrats have failed to create a succession plan once Pelosi and her generation of longtime leaders many of them now in their 80s step aside. Pelosi has indicated that this upcoming two-year term will be her last as Speaker.
“I do think that we need new leadership in the Democratic Party … the internal dynamics of the House has made it such that there s very little option for succession,” said Ocasio-Cortez, who is 31. “It s easy for someone to say, ‘Oh well, you know, why don t you run?’ but the House is extraordinarily complex, and I m not ready. It can t be me. I know that I couldn t do that job.