Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezOn The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline McCarthy says there will be a peaceful transition if Biden wins Anxious Democrats amp up pressure for vote on COVID-19 aid MORE (D-N.Y.) was met with a standing ovation and chants of "AOC" as she appeared on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Tyrone ColbertColbert implores Pelosi to update 'weaponry' in SCOTUS fight: 'Trump has a literal heat ray' The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by Facebook - Washington on edge amid SCOTUS vacancy Juan Williams: Democrats need to bury their divisions MORE” Wednesday night.

The freshman lawmaker and progressive star joined the late-night host for an interview following the first round of Democratic primary debates.

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The chants Wednesday night showcase Ocasio-Cortez’s popularity among the progressive base, an appeal that has thus far been unmatched by any other freshman House member.

But her celebrity status among the left has been met with ire on the right — earlier this year, the crowd at a Michigan rally for President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE broke out in chants of “AOC sucks.”

During her House campaign last year and her swearing-in in January, Ocasio-Cortez has sought to push the party further left on a host of issues, including climate change, health care and immigration.

“I don’t think we’re discussing climate change the way we need to be discussing climate change,” she said on Colbert's show, while also commenting on her fellow Democrats' performances during the debate.

Ocasio-Cortez has helped spearhead the fight for Congress to pass the Green New Deal, her sweeping plan to combat climate change.