AOC, Pelosi To Meet Friday After Turbulent Few Weeks

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (R), D-NY, during the ceremonial swearing-in at the start of the 116th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 3, 2019. (Photo ... Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (R), D-NY, during the ceremonial swearing-in at the start of the 116th Congress at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 3, 2019. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will meet Friday after the freshman congresswoman reached out presumably to smooth out some tensions lingering from a few weeks ago.

According to USA Today, Pelosi has tried to both downplay and express positivity about the meeting.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Pelosi said. “I have a steady stream of members coming through my office and I’ll look forward to her visit as well.”

Ocasio-Cortez struck a similar tone, saying that “It’s nothing too climactic — just trying to make sure we have an open line of communication and get on the same page.”

A few weeks ago, the two exchanged jabs through the press after Ocasio-Cortez — and the other members of the squad — publicly broke with House leadership on border legislation.

The caucus has become more unified since then, coalescing around the four congresswomen — especially Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — after President Donald Trump launched racist attacks against them. Pelosi called them “our sisters” while urging her members to rally behind the squad.

Pelosi tweeted out a picture of the two after the meeting:

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  1. Nice for optics but I don’t think anyone expects anything substantive.

  2. Pelosi, the Queen of the Donor Class, is going to learn that AOC is one member she can’t buy.

    And that is why Pelosi can’t stand her.

  3. There’s such a focus on this relationship between AOC and Pelosi. Could the perceived animosity have something to do with stereotypes of how women work together? Nah. Not in 2019, surely

  4. best place to sit your enemies is right in front of you on the other side of your desk.

  5. Tents and micturition come to mind.

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