AOC Addresses Rumors She Plans to Run for President in 2028, Doesn’t Rule It Out

OCASIO CORTEZ I ve ░░░░░░░░ as to like whether ░░░░░░░░ address this directly or ░░░░░░░░ but you know people ░░░░░░░░ saying like Oh like ░░░░░░░░ future like 2028 like ░░░░░░░░ blah blah And I ░░░░░░░░ what s really important ░░░░░░░░ that we have a ░░░░░░░░ of work that we ░░░░░░░░ to do right now ░░░░░░░░ I want to like ░░░░░░░░ with all of you ░░░░░░░░ m not a person ░░░░░░░░ aspires to a position ░░░░░░░░ aspire to a mission ░░░░░░░░ we have a lot ░░░░░░░░ issues in our country ░░░░░░░░ now and we need ░░░░░░░░ address those issues and ░░░░░░░░ can t swing from ░░░░░░░░ savior to another And ░░░░░░░░ s a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in politics like who ░░░░░░░░ next and who s ░░░░░░░░ save us and the ░░░░░░░░ is you the answer ░░░░░░░░ people And I know ░░░░░░░░ s it s really ░░░░░░░░ to think that if ░░░░░░░░ re gonna vote for ░░░░░░░░ person they re gonna ░░░░░░░░ all the problems but ░░░░░░░░ s not true We ░░░░░░░░ our own problems and ░░░░░░░░ we do is that ░░░░░░░░ elect partners in accountability ░░░░░░░░ we elect partners in ░░░░░░░░ and we elect people ░░░░░░░░ are actually going to ░░░░░░░░ to us and be ░░░░░░░░ to us But if ░░░░░░░░ think democracy is a ░░░░░░░░ it and forget it ░░░░░░░░ of thing and if ░░░░░░░░ think that if you ░░░░░░░░ vote for X person ░░░░░░░░ or X person next ░░░░░░░░ s not a mentality ░░░░░░░░ is necessary for us ░░░░░░░░ actually win on real ░░░░░░░░ Because why do we ░░░░░░░░ for any given person ░░░░░░░░ election right We vote ░░░░░░░░ a person in an ░░░░░░░░ I mean there s ░░░░░░░░ lot of different reasons ░░░░░░░░ if you re progressive ░░░░░░░░ you really care about ░░░░░░░░ lot of issues you ░░░░░░░░ for them based on ░░░░░░░░ they think they ll ░░░░░░░░ for you and the ░░░░░░░░ and the perspectives that ░░░░░░░░ care about most I ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ have to focus on.”