Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-CortezLawmakers fear voter backlash over failure to reach COVID-19 relief deal Why Democrats must confront extreme left wing incitement to violence The Hill Interview: Jerry Brown on climate disasters, COVID-19 and Biden's 'Rooseveltian moment' MORE (D-N.Y.) will sit down for her first interview on Fox News on Thursday evening, joining anchor Bret Baier on "Special Report" in the 6 p.m. hour.

The freshman congresswoman periodically appears on CNN and MSNBC, but has yet to appear on Fox News since bursting onto the scene in 2018 by upsetting 10-term Rep. Joseph Crowley (N.Y.) in a Democratic primary before eventually winning her congressional seat at age 29.

Ocasio-Cortez, a leading surrogate for Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE’s (I-Vt.) presidential campaign, has been particularly outspoken about the need for "Medicare for All" amid the coronavirus outbreak, arguing the situation would be more under control in a single-payer system.

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"Want to know one major reason why South Korea has had stellar rapid response and quickly produced & scaled up to 10k+ tests/day?" she asked her more than 6.5 Twitter million followers. "They have a single payer, #MedicareForAll system. We don’t."

Want to know one major reason why South Korea has had stellar rapid response and quickly produced & scaled up to 10k+ tests/day?



They have a single payer, #MedicareForAll system.



We don’t.



Please remember why it’s so important for us to fight for healthcare as a human right. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 12, 2020

Fox News has landed several interviews with top Democrats in recent months, including Sanders for a town hall this past Monday and 2020 Democratic front-runner former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies Biden says Ginsburg successor should be picked by candidate who wins on Nov. 3 MORE earlier this month.