Ocasio-Cortez Says Pelosi and Schumer Need to Go

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) challenged the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in a Wednesday episode of The Intercept’s “Intercepted with Jeremy Scahill.” When asked if they “need to go,” Ocasio-Cortez replied, “I mean, I think so.” Ocasio-Cortez also criticized the “structural shifts that these two personalities have led,” which purportedly “concentrate power in party leadership of both parties, frankly, but in Democratic Party leadership to such a degree that an individual member has far less power than they did 30, 40, 50 years ago.” Pelosi has said that her current term would be her last as Speaker. Coverage in right-rated outlets was featured more prominently than in left-rated outlets, and focused on Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism of the Democratic Party. Coverage in left-rated outlets was more sparse and focused more generally on Ocasio-Cortez’s statements.