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Many news outlets are calling the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate hypocritical after it was reported she had moved into a luxury new home in Washington, D.C. The building - which is under construction - features no affordable housing units, which was a platform she championed during her campaign.
Ocasio-Cortez’s congressional salary is $174,000, and her new building reportedly runs $2,000 a month for a studio a month, to more than $5,000 for a three-bedroom unit.
In response to the criticism, Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter, lambasting the media for reporting on her new digs at the same time she and other high-ranking Democrats allegedly appeared on a domestic terrorist hit list by Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Hasson.
“Journalists are sharing stories about where I live the same day it’s shared that myself + others were targeted by a mass shooter,” she wrote on Twitter on Wednesday, Feb. 20. “All this paired w/ amplifying unvetted conspiracy theories. It’s reckless, irresponsible & puts people directly in danger. This isn’t a game.”
Last March, Ocasio-Cortez said that “we need to kick luxury real estate lobbyists to the curb and defend working people’s way of life. The skyrocketing cost of living is a national crisis that can be addressed. It’s not just a New York City issue - it’s happening in every United States metro area.”
Ocasio-Cortez’s new apartment complex includes amenities such as private massage rooms, a full-scale demonstration kitchen, indoor lap pool, a cycling studio and rooftop infinity pool with a view of the Capitol.
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