Former President Joe Biden appeared on ABC's "The View" on Thursday. (ABC/Getty)
"It’s actually clear to me that the underlying dynamics in the caucus have not shifted with respect to seniority as much as I think would be necessary, and so I believe I’ll be staying put at Energy and Commerce," Ocasio-Cortez's spokesperson confirmed to Fox News Digital in a statement first reported by NBC.
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Ocasio-Cortez lost her House Oversight bid to 74-year-old Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., late last year. Connolly announced last month his plan to step back as ranking member of the Oversight Committee after just four months on the job, due to a resurgence of esophageal cancer, adding that it would be his final term in Congress.
Connolly's decision opened the door for Ocasio-Cortez to consider another attempt to lead the committee, which is best positioned to investigate the Trump administration if Democrats manage to regain the House in 2026. Ocasio-Cortez, citing the Democratic Party's "underlying dynamics" that prioritize seniority in party leadership, renewed a conversation started by Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair David Hogg's plan to primary challenge older incumbent Democrats.
Hogg's Super PAC, Leaders We Deserve, announced a plan last month to spend $20 million to help elect younger Democrats in deep-blue districts, which the 25-year-old party leader said are "asleep at the wheel."
Former President Joe Biden appeared on ABC's "The View" on Thursday. (ABC/Screenshot)
The unprecedented move was ridiculed by many, including veteran Democrat strategist James Carville, who called it "the most insane thing I ever heard."
"Aren't we supposed to run against Republicans?" Carville asked in an interview with CNN.
While the two Democrats seemed to bury the hatchet in a recent and rare joint interview on "The Tara Palmeri Show," Hogg's move prompted DNC Chair Ken Martin to announce a neutrality pledge for DNC officials and an ultimatum for the young progressive – either resign as vice chair or forego his involvement in Leaders We Deserve, his group leading the multimillion-dollar plight to challenge senior Democrats.
Former President Joe Biden faced intense calls for him to step aside following a disastrous debate performance in the summer of 2024. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
The longtime senator from New York faced pushback from the Democratic Party in March for supporting the Trump-backed Republican budget bill that averted a government shutdown and stirred up outrage among congressional Democrats who planned to boycott the bill.
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Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Deirdre Heavey is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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