Posted 11/30/2023, 10:00:00 AM
Pelosi and AOC: An Uneasy Partnership Comes to an End
- Pelosi and AOC had a tense relationship from the start, with Pelosi dominating conversations and perplexing AOC
- They clashed over issues like immigration and climate change, with Pelosi frustrated by the Squad's tactics
- Pelosi limited AOC's power and influence, seeing her as a rabble-rouser
- Their private meetings sometimes erupted in anger, with Pelosi "blowing up" at AOC over strategy
- With Pelosi gone as leader, AOC feels much happier and less persecuted, able to work productively with senior Democrats