From The Hill: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is increasingly taking aim at Vice President Vance, her possible opponent in a 2028 presidential matchup, should she choose to launch a White House bid.
In the last week, Ocasio-Cortez has drawn a stark contrast between her views and those of Vance on the recent Minneapolis shooting, arguing that his defense of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent’s actions reflects a different vision of the country.
“I understand that Vice President Vance believes that shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not,” she told a gaggle of reporters earlier this month.
“And that is a fundamental difference between Vice President Vance and I. I do not believe that the American people should be assassinated in the street.”
The Democrat Socialist congresswoman is reportedly still trying to decide whether she wants to challenge Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his Senate seat in 2028, or run for president.
However, many have noted that she is acting more like she’s going to make a run for the presidency.
AOC: “I understand that VP Vance believes shooting a young mother of three in the face three times is an acceptable America that he wants to live in, and I do not. That is a fundamental difference between VP Vance and I. I do not believe the American people should be assassinated… pic.twitter.com/HHhCXoyDKP
— Marco Foster (@MarcoFoster_) January 9, 2026
Last month, Ocasio-Cortez taunted that if she ran against Vance in the presidential election, she “would stomp him!”
AOC says she would “Stomp him” when asked if she would win in a heads up race against JD Vance.
Told you, she is dumb. https://t.co/2rVXCTUbF0 pic.twitter.com/yvhRsivMNU
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) December 18, 2025
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