Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Call Me a Socialist; I Don’t Give a Damn’

Ocasio-Cortez: ‘Call Me a Socialist; I Don’t Give a Damn’ (The Washington Free Beacon)

Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said during an interview with Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson that she does not "give a damn" if people call her a socialist.

"I believe in health care for all, I believe in education for all, I believe in housing as a human right, and then if people are going to call me a socialist for believing in those things, alright, call me a socialist; I don’t give a damn," she told Mckesson.

This is not the first time Ocasio-Cortez has commented on her level of identification with socialism. During an appearance on "The View," she struggled to differentiate between socialism and democratic socialism but was more adamant that there was a distinction. "There's a huge difference between socialism and Democratic socialism," she said before attempting to differentiate the two.