Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defended House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) on Monday from a primary challenge.

New York City Councilman Chi Ossé, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America and a longtime ally of Ocasio-Cortez, filed paperwork on Monday signaling his campaign to oust Jeffries after “hearing a lot of concern about Democratic Party leadership.”

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This week, despite endorsing Ossé in the past , Ocasio-Cortez said toppling Jeffries would not advance Democrats’ cause.

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