Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Wednesday that she would support impeachment for President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE if she wins in November.

The 28-year-old democratic socialist, fresh off a shocking primary upset over 10-term incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley (D) in New York’s 14th District, made the comments in an interview on CNN.

“I would support impeachment,” the first-time candidate and former Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersOutrage erupts over Breonna Taylor grand jury ruling Dimon: Wealth tax 'almost impossible to do' Grand jury charges no officers in Breonna Taylor death MORE campaign organizer said. “I think that, you know, we have the grounds to do it.”

“Ultimately, what we need to focus on is ensuring that when people break the law … that we have to hold everyone accountable and that no person is above that law,” she added.

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Ocasio-Cortez ran on a progressive platform that included calls to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Crowley, a top Democrat who has not seen a primary challenger in more than a decade, was seen as a potential successor to Rep. Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiHoyer: House should vote on COVID-19 aid — with or without a bipartisan deal Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in repose at Supreme Court McCarthy threatens motion to oust Pelosi if she moves forward with impeachment MORE (D-Calif.) for Speaker, should Democrats take back the House.

Talk of impeachment has been sparse among House Democrats. A few liberal lawmakers have offered articles of impeachment, but Pelosi and other top Democrats have spoken out against impeachment efforts.

Pelosi has repeatedly argued that Democratic efforts to impeach Trump would be beneficial to Republicans in November.