AOC Turns on Woke: 4 Positions She Has Walked Back
Quoting a city councilman, AOC said that “woke 1 was crazy” and distanced herself from some of the policies she once backed.
Progressive Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has distanced herself from the "woke" policies she supported during the pandemic years, such as defunding the police. She made these remarks in an interview with ABC This Week following the victory of Abdul El-Sayed over Haley Stevens in Michigan's Senate primary. Ocasio-Cortez stated that the rhetoric used then was not the one they would use today, and that the Democratic Party is now unifying ahead of the November midterms.
She emphasized that their priority is the working class and making their lives better, focusing on healthcare and making everyday items more affordable. When asked about contentious past statements from progressive figures like Francesca Hong, Ocasio-Cortez cited local city councilman Chi Ossé's statement about "woke" policies being crazy during that time.
She believes there was value in the discussions had at the time, even though the rhetoric of that period would not be used today.
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