Former President Trump on Monday offered rare praise for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), telling an online streamer the congresswoman has “a good spark.”
Trump sat for an interview with internet personality Adin Ross on the platform Kick, where Ross displayed photos of various celebrities and lawmakers and asked Trump for his reaction to each person. When Ross displayed Ocasio-Cortez’s photo, the former president initially said, “Fake.”
“But in all fairness, but she knows it. She’s got a thing going. But it’s a good thing. Good thing for her,” Trump said. “She’s got a spark that’s pretty amazing actually. She’s got a good spark. I’ll change it. I’ll say spark.”
Trump said when he first saw Ocasio-Cortez burst onto the political scene he was reminded of the former first lady of Argentina, Eva Perón. And he claimed he warned aides to former Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) during his 2018 primary against Ocasio-Cortez that …