Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., plans to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and appear with him at an event this weekend.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., plans to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and appear with him at an event this weekend, The USA TODAY Network has learned.
Nina Turner, a former state senator and current Sanders campaign national co-chair, said to The USA TODAY Network that Ocasio-Cortez was returning the favor for the groundwork Sanders' campaign had laid in 2016. Later in the evening, Rep. Ilhan Omar, another member of the group of progressive House freshmen colloquially known as"the Squad" announced her endorsement of Sanders.
Sanders had promoted the rally, which will take place in Queens, New York, during the debate, along with the promise of a"special guest."
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