Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said Monday she won't rule out a primary run against Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
The freshman representative said last year she doesn't plan on staying in the House forever, when asked about future plans.
When asked again by Punchbowl News for the first issue of its newsletter, Ocasio-Cortez responded, "I'm a no bull**** kind of person. I'm not playing coy or anything like that," The New York Post reported.
"I'm still very much in a place where I'm trying to decide what is the most effective thing I can do to help our Congress, our [political] process, and our country actually address the issues of climate change, health care, wage inequality, etc.," she said.
When asked whether she thinks Schumer, who serves as Senate minority leader, is doing a good job, she responded, "It's a hard thing to say too. We've had to deal with a fascist president and [Republican Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McConnell."
Schumer is up for reelection in 2022.
President Donald Trump has encouraged Ocasio-Cortez to run against Schumer, while Schumer himself has said he's confident of his own chances of holding his seat against any challenges.
New York Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs said in late December Ocasio-Cortez would be making a mistake to challenge Schumer.