Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Make Nice and Come to a Meeting of the Minds

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The dean of the House Democrats and the high-profile star of the partyโ€™s progressive wing met Friday behind closed doors to โ€œclear the air,โ€ as the Associated Press reports.

The meeting came about after the two have traded sharp words, culminating with the New York Democrat saying that the House Speaker had been โ€œoutright disrespectfulโ€ by downplaying the contributions of herself and three other freshman congresswoman of color, collectively known as โ€œthe Squadโ€: Reps. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).

Pelosi and other more veteran members of the Democratic caucus defended Pelosiโ€™s remarks that the Squad represented โ€œjust fourโ€ voices out of the dozens ofย Democrats in Congress.

But the dustup became overshadowed when Donald Trump launched a Twitter tirade this month against the Squad, basically telling them to โ€œgo backโ€ where they came from if they were so unhappy with his policies and the direction heโ€™s been taking the nation.

But on Friday, as the New York Times explains, Pelosi downplayed any differences with Ocasio-Cortez and, by extension, the Democratsโ€™ more progressive arm.

โ€œIn a family you have your differences, but youโ€™re still family,โ€ Ms.Pelosi told reporters later. She acknowledged โ€œsome personality issues,โ€ although she described them as โ€œminor.โ€ To underscore the point, she posted a photograph of herself and a smiling Ms. Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter.

Today, Congresswoman @RepAOC and I sat down to discuss working together to meet the needs of our districts and our country, fairness in our economy and diversity in our country. pic.twitter.com/eVp1LS0Gpw

โ€” Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) July 26, 2019

Likewise, said Ocasio-Cortez, saying through a spokesman, per AP:

โ€œIt was a very positive and productive meeting about progressive priorities.โ€

With next yearโ€™s presidential race in full swing, Democrats are likely going to need to be as unified as possible if theyโ€™re to have a chance of unseating Trump.

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