Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is "inclined to say yes" to calls by progressive organizations and at least one fellow Democrat in Congress for 82-year-old Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire at the end of the current term of the high court. OCASIO-CORTEZ URGES SENATE DEMOCRATS TO ‘MOVE NOW' TO PASS DEMOCRATS' AGENDA"You know, I – it's something that I’d think about but I, I would probably lean towards yes. But yes, you're asking me this question so I've just, I would give more thought to it, but, but I'm inclined to say yes," Ocasio-Cortez answered. Mondaire in April argued that "there’s no question" that Breyer should step down, adding "my goodness, have we not learned our lesson?" The late progressive leaning justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg resisted calls during President Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House to retire.

Source: Fox News June 13, 2021 18:38 UTC