Controversial Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to critics on social media Wednesday who accused the far-left politician of selling overpriced merchandise on her website; saying she refuses to use “slave-wage labor” to drive down costs.
“Republicans are freaking out bc we don’t use slave-wage labor for merch that funds grassroots organizing. But what’s the difference between Trump’s merch and ours? Ours is made in the US,” posted AOC on Twitter.
Republicans are freaking out bc we don’t use slave-wage labor for merch that funds grassroots organizing.
But what’s the difference between Trump’s merch and ours?
Ours is made in the US. 🇺🇸
(& for GOP who joke that we shld give 👕 for free, we actually do – just volunteer 😉) https://t.co/35DnbFYQyC
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 3, 2020
Oh, and by the way: Tax the Rich.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 3, 2020
“Oh, and by the way: Tax the Rich,” she added.
CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: Dem ‘Socialist’ AOC Now Selling ‘Tax the Rich’ Shirts on Her Webstore for $58
Democratic Socialist Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sounded more like a staunch capitalist this week when she started accepting pre-orders for her “Tax the Rich” sweatshirts at nearly $60 a pop.
“Preorders are open now :),” posted AOC on her Twitter account. “As always, made in the US with dignified, union jobs paying living wages.”
Thanks!
Preorders are open now 🙂 https://t.co/J973Ot2VAt pic.twitter.com/yY7SpOG4VD
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 2, 2020
Other items include shirts promoting the Green New Deal and “Drink Water and Don’t Be Racist.”
AOC ERUPTS: Ocasio-Cortez Backs Boycott of NY POST Over 9/11 Front Page
Embattled Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez escalated her war-of-words with the NY Post this week; supporting a national boycott against her hometown paper after they posted a fierce response to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 9/11 remarks.
“While President Trump repeatedly attacks the New York Times and other purveyors of ‘fake news,’ New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is targeting her own media foe: the New York Post,” reports Yahoo News.
“In a Sunday interview with the Yahoo News podcast ‘Skullduggery,’ the freshman New York congresswoman explained why she is endorsing a boycott of the paper organized by local Yemeni-American bodega owners, calling the Post’s attack on her friend Rep. Ilhan Omar ‘beyond the pale,’” adds the author.
Ocasio-Cortez backs boycott of New York Post over cover attacking Ilhan Omar https://t.co/sDxvZlg5v2 pic.twitter.com/ASv5alKKhL
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) April 17, 2019
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