Mark Cuban says he's a 'big fan' of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and hopes she can 'set a different tone' in Washington

Jin S. Lee

• Mark Cuban is a "big fan" of Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and thinks it's "great that she wants to be radical."
• But he's also calling on her to break from the "partisan approach" permeating US politics today.
• This came after Cuban garnered attention by tweeting about the freshman congresswoman on Sunday. 
• "My hope is that [Ocasio-Cortez] and other young politicians can be great leaders, that have the ability to bring people, regardless of affiliation, together and help move this country forward again," Cuban told INSIDER.

Mark Cuban is a "big fan" of Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and thinks it's "great that she wants to be radical," but he's also calling on her to break from the "partisan approach" permeating US politics today.  

Ocasio-Cortez has barely started her congressional career but is rapidly becoming a household name and is already a primary target for Republicans and conservative commentators. Her words, including her tweets, are under constant scrutiny by Democratic and Republican figures alike as she gains more influence and notoriety. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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