NPR: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar To Endorse Bernie Sanders For President
The two progressive congresswomen are part of “the squad” — a quartet of first-term Democratic women of color who are popular with the party’s base but who are frequent targets of Democrats and Trump.
The Washington Post says, “The endorsements could be a blow for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who, like Sanders, is running on a platform of sweeping liberal change and who has emphasized her role as a female pioneer.”