Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said Thursday during a party call that efforts by newly elected vice chair David Hogg to fund primary challenges for "older, establishment" Democrats in "safe districts" will not be tolerated.

Vice Chair David Hogg said his organization “Leaders We Deserve” will focus on challenging more than a dozen Democratic incumbents in the next election cycle.

The Democratic National Committee won’t seek to remove Vice Chairman David Hogg from leadership for now if the young activist carries out his effort to primary challenge sitting lawmakers. DNC Chairman Ken Martin told the Washington Examiner in an exclusive interview that while party leadership should remain neutral in Democrat versus Democrat contests,