AOC tries to laugh off 'crazy' woke era as thing of the past, but conservatives aren't amused

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was asked on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday to comment on some controversial beliefs held by socialist candidates. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., dismissed her and other socialist politicians' far-left rhetoric as a thing of the past, but conservative opposition was not persuaded. ABC's "This Week" host Jon Karl asked Ocasio-Cortez to comment on Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong's controversial past comments — including calling for Thanksgiving to be canceled or for prisons to be abolished — some of which she has tried to backtrack on as she seeks the Democratic nomination in her state. "I have a local city councilman that has this saying, 'Woke 1 was crazy,'" Ocasio-Cortez said while laughing. "And I think that what’s important is that we have to assess what a candidate is saying now." This