Vance says AOC is ‘very good’ at saying ‘nothing’

Published September 18, 2026 2:58pm ET

Vice President JD Vance took a shot at another speculated 2028 presidential candidate, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), during a rally in Iowa on Friday.

“A lot of people who run spend 20 years learning how to say nothing,” Vance told a crowd on Friday in Council Bluffs. “Some politicians are very good at it — AOC!”

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