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.

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,

DNC Chair Ken Martin, of MN, says he is a 'huge fan' of the 25-year-old activist but opposes officers getting involved in Democratic primary elections