AOC Not Ruling Out 2022 Primary Challenge to Schumer

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) talks with a reporter as she protests the expiration of the federal eviction moratorium on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol on Aug. 3, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) isn’t ruling out a primary challenge against Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) next year, according to an interview that’s set to air on Aug. 9.

Schumer, 70, became majority leader when the Democratic Party gained a majority in the Senate in January and is up for reelection in 2022. He had previously served as Senate minority leader from 2017 to 2021.