AOC Comments On 2028 Presidential Run With Mamdani And Sanders Support Against Republicans

I mean, listen, what happens in the Senate, that's a whole other chamber, you know, obviously leadership is determined by its own membership, but of course, you know, I think that this is a sentiment that is seen in a lot of places, so how the Senate navigates that, that's up to their decision, and we're here on the House. But you're from New York City, I mean, this is the Senator from your... Home city here, I mean, to not endorse him outright, I mean, is that speaking against New York? No, no, I mean, listen, I think that Senator Schumer is out there making his case, and you have a wide diversity of members of the Senate. We dealt with the same thing here with Speaker Pelosi. There were members who voted or not, and I think that it's up to whoever's running to run their whip operation. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Senator Schumer has been leader for many years. He served in the Senate for many years. I think he's capable for- Too long? Are you still considering running against him? Pardon, guys, I gotta go. We have to go, we have to go. I think the thing that's important here is- The last thing that people want to hear from me or any other politician here is about the next election and what they actually want to hear from us is about what we are going to do with the electoral results they just gave us on Tuesday. So I think people are less concerned about the horse race and they want to know what are the investigations we're going to be starting, what is the legislation that we're going to be starting, what are we going to do about the ACA subsidy cliff and the Medicaid cliff that's coming in January. That's That's what people want to hear about. With what we're going to do with the power that they just gave us as opposed to being exhausted and talking about it. Mayor Mamdani saying he would ask folks like labor folks and progressive folks to clear the field for you if you chose to run for president. I'm not aware of any of the conversations that the mayor is having with respect to the 2028. President Trump told 60 Minutes that his immigration policies went too far. What do you make of that statement? President Trump, and what voters have recognized on Tuesday, is that President Trump says one thing and he does another. He said that he wasn't going to get us into new wars, he said he was going to lower prices, he got us into Iran, and then he shot up prices across the board. It's the same thing here, where he is now going on television saying that immigration went too far, while also in the same week appointing Stephen Miller, a neo-Nazi, and the architect of the most brutal, of the absolute most brutal immigration policies that are dragging people out by their ankles and mothers in the streets. To be his chief of staff at the White House, who is essentially the person that will be dictating and has the most power and influence over the decisions that the president makes. So President Trump can go on television and say whatever it is that he wants to say. The American people are watching what he does. And what he has done is made a decision after a historic midterm election that was a rebuke of his immigration policies, and make this decision in appointing Stephen Miller to affirm and uplift the worst and most cruel... ICE policies that, um... That they have to offer. And so the fact of the matter is, I think that Stephen Miller, as chief of staff, is completely untenable and unacceptable to the American people, and it's in direct contradiction to what the president is saying. Congresswoman, do you have any advice for the incoming class? Oh, man. I mean, I've had lots of conversations with incoming members, and I've tried to give them as much insight and advice as they seek. But I think right now, in this moment, if I'm an incoming member of Congress, The main thing I would say is Just soak up every minute and enjoy it. Your first week here on the Capitol, they really roll out the red carpet for you and your family. Go out and take the tours and soak it in. Maybe keep a journal. I didn't do that, and I wish I did. But really in this moment, do that and spend time with your community because January, things start getting very busy. How does it feel to be a veteran? How does it feel to be an old-school veteran? Um, it feels... It's very good to be, for other members, what I wish I had in that position, and so it feels very good. More than a million people have signed a petition asking Democrats to not elect Hakeem Jeffries as the Speaker. Will that carry weight with the caucus come January? Well, listen, I think that everything and the input of everyday people is tremendously important to all of us as elected officials. Our job is to take in what constituents are telling us. I laid out in an Instagram live. I was live last night, exactly how this process works, and one of those things that I shared is that the way that the ballot and the actual speaker selection process functions is not a yes or no question, but when you show up to your own ballot box, you have to select a name. And so, with all of that being said, I think that we also, these types of campaigns have to be framed in an affirmation of in any given campaign Are there any areas that you would be willing to work with the Trump administration on any promises by partisans during the last two years? I do. I have... In fact, I've very proudly worked with Republicans and we've gotten legislation pretty far in some areas that hasn't quite crossed the finish line but that's not due to the White House. So, for example, I have AI DeepFake pornography bans called the Defiance Act. We have unanimous support in the Senate across parties. We have overwhelming support here. It was really just Jim Jordan that was blocking survivors of this kind of sexual abuse from seeking justice. And so my hope is that in a Democratic majority, we will be able to pass that. And I do believe and hope, especially given the First Lady's efforts on this matter that we'll be able to tackle. AI deepfake pornography, I also do a tremendous amount of work on maternal health and maternal mortality and I've also had some success there with Republicans so I do think there are some areas and my hope is on health care when... Republicans see, both at the ballot box last Tuesday, but also in the way that this bears out, their horrific trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid and to private, shooting up the cost of private insurance, that maybe the president will reassess some of the provisions in BBB, and maybe we'd be willing to negotiate off this cliff. And I think the CR could be an opportunity for that, but I think that there are other areas where... We can stop the worst from happening when it comes to the health care buzzsaw that they have set up. You sound optimistic, but I am curious. After the president... It kind of sounded or gave out mixed messages, some by one, talking about working with Democrats but then hiring Stephen Miller as his chief of staff. Did you become less optimistic at that point or are you still hopeful that the administration will be willing to cross the line? I mean, I don't know how long Stephen Miller is going to be in that job. To be quite frank with you, I know he was just put in, but there's a lot of people that are put in and don't last. And frankly, I don't see how Stephen Miller can sustain the amount of input and decision making. I think it's actually a very dangerous point that we're at in our country because he is so unstable. And for him to be the primary advisor to the president, I think actually puts our entire nation in a... It's a very risky and volatile place, and my hope is that the president can find someone who serves him better. Did you take him seriously when he told us about immigration the other day, the president? I don't, with this president, I don't listen to words, I look at actions. Thank you. Within Congress, what kind of oversight would you like to see on the Elon Musk? Oh, I mean, we tried to issue a subpoena. Several years ago, I think there's so much in terms of Elon's involvement in Doge. I want to know about social security numbers, people's private information being leaked to AI CEOs and unauthorized access to some of people's most personal and sensitive information. I think there's a ton of information and events out there that can be investigated. Thank you. Subscribe to One India and never miss an update. Download the One India app now.