Ocasio-Cortez accused Stein and the Green Party, which reached its current party status in 2001, for only putting its emphasis on presidential elections.
Ocasio-Cortez, responding to a question from an Instagram follower about Jill Stein's candidacy, said that "this is a little spicy, but I have thoughts.".
The reason for why Stein is on the ballot in some states and the Green Party is on in others is because of ballot access procedures.
The New York Democrat said that Stein had been the Green Party's candidate for 12 years in a row.
A spokesperson for Stein referred Newsweek to the Green Party candidate's posts on X, formerly Twitter, in response to Ocasio-Cortez.
Presidential hopeful Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, is seen in New York on April 15. »