Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a Cornell University event on Sunday that was hosted by the campus chapter of the Young Democratic Socialists of America. The gathering, promoted as a students versus billionaires town hall, drew roughly 2,000 attendees.

Before she took the stage, student organizers led the audience in chants including the phrase from the river to the sea, which Jewish groups have described as antisemitic. One organizer declared long live the student intifada, a reference to Palestinian resistance. The same speaker described Cornell as a capitalist institution that profits from war and genocide, prompting applause from the audience.

Ocasio-Cortez addressed the crowd without distancing herself from the chants or the framing provided by her hosts. She criticized what she called censorship on campus and linked suppression of speech to issues including Palestine, workplace organizing, and broader student activism. She added that when people show up in large numbers, they cannot all be silenced.

The event has drawn renewed attention to Representative Ocasio-Cortez's ties to the Democratic Socialists of America. A recent Fox News Poll found that 55 percent of registered voters hold an unfavorable view of the organization, while roughly 30 percent view it positively. The Democratic Socialists of America Liberation Caucus announced it will not endorse Representative Ocasio-Cortez as a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

Cornell University did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Fox News Digital.

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