Far-left Democrat Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., came to the surprising defense of Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists, pointing to a "ton of anxiety" within minority and low-income groups around the healthcare system.During an appearance on "The Majority Report with Sam Seder" podcast, Ocasio-Cortez appeared to side with some of the key topics within the growing health movement and sympathized with Americans who may be wary of the country’s healthcare system."I actually meet with MAHA activists.
I work with MAHA advocates, because a lot of them really don't believe that their fight is partisan — and it's not in many ways," Ocasio-Cortez said.FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS EMBRACE HEALTH AGENDA WHILE RATING RFK JR NEGATIVELYRepresentative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York, departs following a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026.(Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The movement and its accompanying phrase was previously coined by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Kennedy Jr., with the platform taking shape over Americans’ discontent with the country’s healthcare policies.During Thursday’s episode, Ocasio-Cortez echoed the same discontent to Seder, pointing to the corporatization of certain government organizations."We do have extraordinary corruption in our agricultural system, in our big corporate system as well, you know," Ocasio-Cortez said."This is an area where both parties — and our entire political system — has been compromised."NEWT GINGRICH: WANT TO REFORM MEDICAID? ACCOUNTABILITY IS THE WAY FORWARDU.S.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.Kennedy Jr.
stand behind U.S.President Donald Trump as he points while delivering remarks about health care costs and affordability from an auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 18, 2026.
(REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo)She went on to recall her previous work in the House of Representat...