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Ocasio-Cortez, a franc-new Yorker who will be the youngest person to sit in Congress after her victory over Democratic House caucus chair Joe Crowley last summer, angered from those who turn to the right, who criticized him for everything, from his appearance to inaccuracies about politics stemming from his greedy use of social media, which made it a darling for some of the left.
Last week, she was criticized for appearing to threaten Donald Trump Jr. with a subpoena for targeting Twitter. She sometimes seemed to be a thorn in her own party's footing as she tried to push Democrats further. She participated in a climate change protest in the office of minority House leader Nancy Pelosi last month and suggested that she support the Liberal primary challengers in the next election cycle.