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USA LIVE: AOC Says Democratic Party Needs To Fight Harder While Rallying with Bernie Sanders | CNBC TV18 TEMPE, ARIZONA - Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hold rally in Tempe, Arizona, as Democrats aim to tap into anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to aggressively slash the federal government. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday didn’t reserve her criticism for Republicans while calling for change, saying Democrats need a party that “fights harder” for them. “This isn’t just about Republicans. We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us too,” Ocasio-Cortez said to applause. “But what that means is that we as a community must choose and vote for Democrats and elected officials who know how to stand for the working class.” The comments from the progressive New York Democrat highlight tensions within the party as many call for a stronger strategy to counter President Donald Trump. Ocasio-Cortez spoke as she joined independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for the start of a West Coast swing of his cross-country “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. Trump, she said, “handed the keys to Elon Musk and is selling this country for parts to the richest people on the planet for a kickback. In exchange, they will bankroll his campaigns and those of his allies.” Sanders, for his part, criticized a familiar target – the wealthiest Americans – saying the richest among them “have fun flying off into outer space on their very own spaceships.” “And maybe they should stay there,” he added. Sanders, accusing Republicans of targeting Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security and Veterans benefits, concluded that the “worst addiction in this country today is the greed of the oligarchy.” “They are like heroin addicts – they need more and more and more,” he said. “And if they destroy Social Security and Medicaid to get what they want, that is what they will do.” With more than 18 months until the midterm elections, Democratic fury at party leadership — particularly in the Senate — has been on display in recent days in the wake of a contentious fight over government funding in Congress. Much of the frustration among Democrats has been aimed at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for paving the way for passage of a Trump-backed spending bill. Schumer has defended his decision, arguing that while he opposed the bill, a government shutdown would have led to even worse consequences. The rally by the progressive duo of Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez is an attempt to channel at least some of that fury, which has been bursting into public at town hall events in Republican and Democratic districts alike this week. And it’s a blueprint that the Sanders team hopes national Democrats will follow. #alexandriaocasiocortez #berniesanders #TRUMP #democrats #republicans #cnbctv18