Ocasio-Cortez For House Speaker? ‘I Don’t Want to Bite Off More Than I Can Chew’
By Patrick Goodenough | November 8, 2018 | 4:23 AM EST
(CNSNews.com) – Democrat socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was still celebrating her victory in New York’s 14th Congressional District Tuesday night when she was asked her thoughts on becoming speaker in the Democratic-controlled House.
The 29-year-old laughed, and told Amy Goodman of the left-wing news program Democracy Now, “I mean, I don’t want to bite off more than I can chew.â€
Goodman had asked Ocasio-Cortez her stance on Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) returning as House speaker.
“Who do you think needs to lead the House?,†she asked. “And would you consider the possibility of being the speaker … yourself?â€
“I mean, I don’t want to bite off more than I can chew,†Ocasio-Cortez laughed. “I just won my seat.â€
“But, you know, what I do think is that in terms of her leadership in context, we need to see what our options are,†she continued. “You know, my fear is, I just wouldn’t want to see candidates running to her right, and that being our only option.â€
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