Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes fellow Democrats for closing ranks around President Joe Biden and for rejecting a primary process that would allow challengers to compete. According to Fox News, Ocasio-Cortez says that Democrats who pushed to move past former President Joe Biden are also the same lawmakers who resisted holding primary elections when it would have mattered most. The reporting frames her comments as a critique of party strategy, suggesting inconsistency in how Democrats approach primary challenges versus decisions about incumbents. Yahoo News presents the same story and headline, indicating Ocasio-Cortez is targeting Democrats who reject primary contests while emphasizing unity around Biden. Both outlets report that she characterizes the approach as discouraging internal competition and prioritizing a narrow party consensus rather than an open primary process. The sources do not add further details beyond Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism and the general claim that party members are resisting primary challengers while also promoting decisions about Biden’s political path.