At a press conference on Monday, Rep. Ayanna Pressley said that her “squad” noted for its opposition to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat establishment is much bigger than just herself and three other House freshman Reps. Omar Ilhan, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rashida Tlaib.
“I would also just like to underscore the fact that despite the occupant of the White House’s attempts to marginalize us and to silence us, please know that we are more than four people,” Pressley said. “We ran on a mandate to advocate for, to represent those ignored, left out, and left behind…
“Our squad is big. Our squad includes any person committed to building a more equitable and just world,” she added.