Trump Predicts AOC 2028 Run as Dem Scramble To Ditch Radical Past
President Donald Trump predicted that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will seek the White House in 2028.
The president cast the New York socialist as the latest progressive scrambling to distance herself from the extreme positions that have alienated mainstream voters.
Speaking exclusively with Fox News during a trip to Long Island, Trump was asked about the 36-year-old lawmaker’s recent comments and her decision to freeze her eggs, which fueled fresh speculation about her long-term ambitions.
“I think so,” he told Fox News when asked whether AOC would run for president.
The congresswoman, a self-described democratic socialist and original member of “the Squad,” recently tried to walk back the excesses of the left’s peak-woke era.
On Sunday she declared that “woke 1.0 was crazy,” an apparent attempt to separate herself from the defund-the-police rhetoric, open-borders activism, and soft-on-crime policies that defined progressive politics around 2020.
Trump was unimpressed by the sudden pivot.
“But if you really look at it, they’re all saying the same thing. They’re all trying to disavow themselves from saying about crime and all, we love sanctuary cities. All of the things that they said they’re now trying to disavow,” Trump told Fox correspondent Alexis McAdams.
The president zeroed in on AOC’s longstanding support for sanctuary cities, policies that shield illegal immigrants from federal enforcement and have been linked to preventable crimes against American citizens.
“I think you’re going to see sanctuary cities start to end, because sanctuary cities are a disaster. And somebody like her, she was big for sanctuary cities,” Trump said.
Trump’s warning carries extra weight given his administration’s aggressive focus on ending the border crisis that exploded under the previous Democratic leadership.
Record deportations, restored interior enforcement, and pressure on local jurisdictions have already begun shifting the landscape.
Sanctuary policies that once drew applause at progressive rallies now poll as political poison outside deep-blue strongholds.
AOC’s attempt to rebrand comes as other left-wing candidates face similar scrutiny.
Trump specifically called out Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed for past writings that compared football to “toxic masculinity,” colonialism, and slavery.
“Well, it’s a great place when you have Michigan – it’s a great bad place to be saying it,” Trump said sarcastically.
“They have a great football team, and the number of great football teams up there that the people love. I would say that that’s a big mistake,” Trump added.
El-Sayed’s comments landed particularly poorly in a state that treats college and professional football as cultural bedrock.
The broader pattern is unmistakable.
After years of pushing radical ideas—defunding police, treating borders as optional, prioritizing identity politics over public safety—many on the Democratic left are now discovering those positions are electoral liabilities.
Voters watched crime spike in major cities, schools close for extended periods, and cities struggle under the weight of unmanaged illegal immigration.
AOC rose to prominence by embracing the most extreme elements of the progressive movement.
She called for abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, supported the Green New Deal’s sweeping economic transformation, and cheered on the social unrest of 2020.
Her sudden claim that the earlier version of “woke” was “crazy” rings hollow to those who watched her amplify those very ideas when they were fashionable.
Conservatives argue that authenticity matters. Politicians who spent years advocating open borders and reduced police funding cannot simply declare a software update and expect voters to forget.
Trump’s prediction that AOC will run for higher office underscores his belief that the Democratic Party remains captive to its radical wing, even as individual candidates try to moderate their language for broader appeal.
The egg-freezing revelation added another layer of speculation about AOC’s timeline.
At 36, the decision was widely interpreted as a signal she is planning a longer political career that could include a presidential bid once Trump’s second term ends.
Yet any national campaign would force her to defend a record filled with statements and votes that sit far outside the American mainstream.
Trump’s comments also highlighted the contrast between his administration’s results-oriented approach and the left’s ideological experiments.
While progressives once celebrated sanctuary cities as moral imperatives, the president is actively working to end them.
While some Democrats once treated football and traditional masculinity as problems to be solved, Trump recognizes them as sources of community pride and national strength.
Shocking 'truth' behind Prince Harry's decision to quit major role
Prince Harry should have "resigned in disgrace" from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity, a commentator says. James Walker makes the bombshell remark in Wednesday's episode of this publication's podcast, Daily Expresso.
He and the show's host, JJ Anisiobi, delve into the Duke of Sussex's dramatic decision to step down from African Parks. James, commenting on the controversy, said: "When you hear about this stuff and how long it's been going on for, you should be resigning in disgrace. [Harry] should be saying: 'I'm not touching that with a barge pole. That is a failed entity. We're going nowhere near it'.
"But no. He's still saying he's going to 'support their mission'. And again this Caroline Pearce, executive director of Survival International, goes on to say: 'His departure doesn't undo that record'.
"She alleged that African Parks was aware of the abuses for years, but it was only after Survival complained to Harry that the charity finally commissioned an investigation."
James added: "Well, she's got a point."
It emerged on Monday (August 24) that Harry was no longer a board member of the wildlife charity.
The conservation organisation has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers against members of the semi-nomadic Baka group in Congo-Brazzaville.
African Parks has said since that it has improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
Its admission followed an independent human rights investigation into allegations guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
Harry was president of the charity for six years before he became a member of its board of directors in 2023.
A spokesman for the Duke said he remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks. He added: "The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board.
"His commitment to conservation in Africa continues and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission."
Human rights organisation, Survival International, said it had been calling on Harry to step down from African Parks for years.
The group's director, Caroline Pearce, said in a statement: "It’s outrageous that for 10 years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organisation has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.
"His departure doesn't undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable, and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good."
Survival International said indigenous peoples know how best to manage their land and the idea outsiders know better is racist and colonial.
