By Upward News | Created at 2026-08-11 11:22:19 | Updated at 2026-08-11 11:31:35
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_WHAT’S HAPPENING_
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is now distancing herself from the progressive positions she championed during the pandemic era, dismissing the period as "Woke 1" and suggesting the rhetoric used then is no longer appropriate.
In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Ocasio-Cortez laughed off questions about her past support for defunding the police and other radical positions, joking that "Woke 1 was crazy."
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