Washington DC - New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took shots at Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens for turning her back on Democrats by backing a MAGA Republican in the midterms.

In an interview with The Don Lemon Show on Friday, AOC described Stevens' decision to endorse Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan's Senate race as a "betrayal."

"She's been with the Republicans ever since she's come back. So she's been on the Republican side of the aisle," AOC argued.

Stevens – who lost to El-Sayed in the Senate primary – announced her shock endorsement of Rogers just two days before the election, despite previously insisting she would support her party to the end.

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Stevens took particular issue with El-Sayed's critical views of Israel, which she claimed were antisemitic.

In her interview, AOC said she spoke to Stevens by phone shortly before the endorsement, where Stevens insisted "she would never do something like that."

She also criticized Stevens' move as voting against party interests, such as fighting for women's right to choose and a livable minimum wage.

"This is just the epitome of a certain kind of transactional politics of like if it's not me, I'm going to take the whole ship down. And it's really sad," she added.

After El-Sayed defeated Rogers by seven points, Stevens has continued to double down, recently arguing that her support was "never measured by who would win at the ballot box."