By Katherine Tinsley
9:55am PDT, Apr 8, 2025
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The individual who snapped a picture of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez noted that the luxury trip goes against the congresswoman's political stance.
"Nothing says, 'Power to the people' like ignoring voters looking to say hello and reclining in first class while tweeting about income inequality," the flier told the
New York Post.
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X users were also annoyed with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's expensive travels.
"AOC and Bernie Sanders: The champagne communists," one user wrote. "First class and multiple houses for we, welfare, subway tokens and Section 8 for thee. Fight the Oligarchy."
"Flying first class with a millionaire who owns three houses, while lecturing us on how evil *the rich* are @AOC," another added.
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Republican congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis didn't hesitate to throw jabs at Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders.
"Socialists are hypocrites. I'm surprised she didn't take a private jet like most of her comrades," Malliotakis quipped.
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State Conservative Party chairman Gerard Kassar accused Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of being "out of touch with her principles."
"It's absolutely rich in hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is the operative word," Kassar said, according to New York Post.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders have been vocal critics of Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other billionaires.
"We as a community must choose and vote for Democrats and elected officials who know how to stand for the working class," the congresswoman said at one of the Fight the Oligarchy rallies.
"We're gonna throw these bums out and fight for the nation we deserve," she continued. "This isn't just about Republicans. We need a Democratic Party that fights harder for us, too."
