Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) snapped at a reporter on Wednesday after she was asked if Republicans should negotiate with progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) to end the Democrat shutdown.

A reporter asked Pelosi, “There was a thought from the Republicans that AOC is directing this, and she said that senators are welcome to go to her office directly. Is she driving that?”

“Why are you saying such a ridiculous thing?” Pelosi retorted.

Ocasio-Cortez on Tuesday night said that her office is “open” and she is willing to “negotiate with me directly.”

The California Democrat said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is leading the negotiations with Republicans.

Fox News reported:

This is not the first time Pelosi has checked Ocasio-Cortez’s influence within the

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