FLASHBACK: Former AOC aide challenging Pelosi wore shirt depicting Nazi collaborator

A erstwhile adjutant to Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., was erstwhile pictured wearing a garment that depicted a Nazi collaborator successful an representation that resurfaced aft the "Squad" staffer announced a congressional campaign against erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Saikat Chakrabarti managed Ocasio-Cortez's legislature run successful 2018, serving arsenic main of unit to the progressive subordinate earlier leaving conscionable 1 twelvemonth aboriginal aft publically criticizing immoderate Democratic lawmakers. 

After Ocasio-Cortez won her archetypal election, Chakrabarti sported a garment with the look of Nazi sympathizer Subhas Chandra Bose, an Indian nationalist who collaborated with the Nazis during World War II, during an interview to speech astir the caller congresswoman's emerging governmental career.

The video, titled "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Chief of Staff connected Acting Fast successful Congress," was shared by NowThis Impact, a progressive organization.

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Saikat Chakrabarti, left, and Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, permission a quality league successful the Capitol Visitor Center successful Washington, D.C., connected July 15, 2019. (Getty Images)

In a abstracted photo, Chakrabarti was seen wearing the aforesaid garment with the look of the Nazi collaborator.

Bose was known for his enactment of socialist policies successful the precocious 1930s and aboriginal 1940s. During the Second World War, Bose struck an confederation with the "Axis Powers" of Germany, Italy and Japan, and personally met with Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Hideki Tojo. 

Chakrabarti on Wednesday announced that helium plans to tally for the House spot presently held by Pelosi, who volition beryllium 86 years aged erstwhile she is up for re-election successful the 2026 midterms.

Saikat Chakrabarti, then-chief of unit for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attends a quality league successful the Capitol Visitor Center connected Monday, July 15, 2019.   (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Getty Images)

"It’s go wide to maine that the Democratic Party needs caller leadership," Chakrabarti said successful a station connected X. "I don’t recognize however DC’s Democratic leaders are truthful paralyzed and unprepared for this infinitesimal aft surviving done President Trump’s archetypal word — and aft Trump and Elon warned america precisely what they planned to do."

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Pelosi filed paperwork to tally for a 21st word adjacent cycle, signaling that she intends to question re-election.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., a erstwhile House speaker, has indicated she volition question re-election successful 2026. (Getty Images)

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While moving for Ocasio-Cortez, Chakrabarti tweeted that Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., 1 of the archetypal 2 Native American women to service successful Congress, enabled a racist system after she voted successful favour of a Senate borderline measure not backed by progressives. 

Fox News Digital's Louis Casiano contributed to this report.