There’s something about President Trump AOC admires.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has had fire and fury for President Trump since coming to Congress, but the Democratic Socialist had softer words for him in 2017, during a live-stream conference call to her fans at Brand New Congress.

In the more than 80-minute video call, AOC says Trump won the race because he was an effective communicator and was notably tapping into voter frustrations.

“I’d like to say about President Trump is that part I think of what made his communication so effective is because he was capitalizing on the frustration of the American people,” she says. “Nobody else besides him and Bernie Sanders were really articulating the frustration of the American people.”

Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic nominee, went unmentioned.

During her 2018 congressional race and since taking office, Ocasio-Cortez has relentlessly railed against Trump, labeling him a “racist” and accusing him of using the language of “white supremacy.” She has also warned he is leading the country towards “fascism.”

Additional reporting by Hannah Milic

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