Thread by @NPRinskeep

Just talked with @AOC for Thursday's @MorningEdition. She's advocating more relief for renters, home owners, and state governments. Does the mounting deficit matter? "The answer to your question is no. The deficit should not be the primary concern right now as people are dying."

In the same talk, @AOC acknowledges that the national debt matters over time, but asserts that the Fed can help, and that Republicans were never concerned about debt when seeking tax cuts.

In the @NPR talk, @AOC argues that now is still the time to press for Green New Deal provisions. "If you think coronavirus is bad, you know, it's only one example of what happens when politicians ignore scientists, act too late and continue to fumble that response." @NPR

In the @NPR talk, @AOC says she will vote for Joe Biden but has yet to endorse. Wants him to support good policies. "I don't say that to score a point or to say that I must be courted, but... I want to reflect the views of how young people, how Latinos are feeling right now."

On Tara Reade's allegation that Biden assaulted her in 1993, which Biden denies, @AOC says: "It certainly seems as though something has happened." She acknowledges conflicting evidence, and asserts she can oppose Trump while still seeking "due process."

In the @NPR talk, @AOC called to separate the case from politics. "First, you look at the aims that the survivor is asking for. And while a lot of folks, again, are trying to jump to the political implications, she's not she has never explicitly said don't support Joe Biden."

"She hasn't explicitly said anything in terms of a political remedy that she wants," @AOC asserts of Tara Reade. "If anything, it sounds like she simply wants to be heard." The @NPR interview will be heard on Thursday's @MorningEdition.

You can play the full 7-minute @NPR talk with @AOC here: npr.org/2020/05/07/851…