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Pressley Breaks with ‘The Squad’ to Back Warren

November 6, 2019 · 12:48 pm ET · Leave a Comment

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), a rising progressive star and the first black woman to represent Massachusetts in Congress, announced she is endorsing Sen. Elizabeth Warren for president, the Boston Globe reports.

“In supporting Warren, she is breaking with three other progressive freshmen lawmakers who make up ‘The Squad; — Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan. Those women recently endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, giving his campaign a major boost.”

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July 15, 2019 · 5:21 pm ET · Leave a Comment

“I refer to him as ‘the occupant.’ He simply occupies the space. He embodies zero of the qualities and the principles, the responsibility, the grace, the integrity, the compassion, of someone who would truly embody that office.”

— Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), quoted by the Boston Globe, on President Trump.

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