“A fight broke out in a closed-door meeting of House Democrats over climate change as a powerful veteran lawmaker fought with freshman star Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members-elect over the creation of a special panel for the issue.”

Read the report from Politico here.

Ocasio-Cortez pushed back at the story, calling it false and saying she never even had a direct interaction with Pallone:

This is completely false – I never even have a direct interaction with him today.

When did Politico turn into TMZ? https://t.co/5svbr8QFNN

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 15, 2018

She also added that Pallone is ‘very kind’:

*and by direct interaction, I mean I didn’t share a conversation. I did say hello and he is very kind!

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) November 15, 2018