{"id":1414949,"date":"2022-04-01T13:29:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1414949"},"modified":"2022-04-01T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T17:30:16","slug":"aoc-ditched-amazon-workers-rally-over-security-fears-weeks-before-parading-at-600-person-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-ditched-amazon-workers-rally-over-security-fears-weeks-before-parading-at-600-person-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Ditched Amazon Workers\u2019 Rally Over \u2018Security\u2019 Fears Weeks Before Parading At 600-Person Met Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-ditched-amazon-workers-rally-over-security-fears-weeks-before-parading-at-600-person-met-gala%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1414949&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ditched an Amazon workers\u2019 rally in her home state due to what she and her team said was a hiatus on public appearances and possible \u201csecurity threats\u201d but she then wore a flashy \u201ctax the rich\u201d dress at the Met Gala, which traditionally boasts some 600 attendees, weeks later.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"6lPIA4pYUEu1ywXRQxTqirsVf2da7tcBohgvCOJDkM9bFzWe5\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">AOC canceled on Amazon union activists when needed her telling them she&#8217;s not doing public appearances anymore. A few weeks later she appeared at the *Met gala* and never got back to them. Now she&#8217;s bandwagoning since they&#8217;ve been successful<\/p>\n<p>Luckily <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krystalball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@krystalball<\/a> has the receipts <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kYPRZFY1uC\">pic.twitter.com\/kYPRZFY1uC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esaagar\/status\/1509659552530243584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>AOC tweeted in support of Amazon workers\u2019 bid to unionize on Thursday but her celebration was cut short when \u201cBreaking Points\u201d co-host Krystal Ball confronted her with evidence that she lied about postponing public appearances weeks before she attended the high-profile Met Gala. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s the guy who organized the union drive talking about how you left them high and dry. These are your constituents, and you couldn\u2019t be bothered to show up until they\u2019re on the cusp of victory,\u201d Ball tweeted at the Squad member along with a video interview with Amazon labor organizer Christian Smalls. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"OF1XRaT\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here\u2019s the guy who organized the union drive talking about how you left them high and dry. These are your constituents and you couldn\u2019t be bothered to show up until they\u2019re on the cusp of victory.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5wIu3VbbGi\">https:\/\/t.co\/5wIu3VbbGi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Krystal Ball (@krystalball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/krystalball\/status\/1509653502951366660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In the interview, Smalls explains how AOC \u201cwas really excited\u201d to rally for the workers but days before the event, she abruptly canceled over a potential \u201csecurity threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey didn\u2019t give me a real answer besides they said it\u2019s a security threat for AOC,\u201d Smalls said on the \u201cKrystal Kyle &#038; Friends\u201d interview. \u201cIt didn\u2019t make any sense because they said they canceled all her in-person meetings for the rest of the month but then a couple weeks later she was at the Met Gala.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s a devastating point,\u201d one of the hosts quipped. \u201cI mean, so you don\u2019t have time to go see the Amazon workers but you have time to wear a \u2018tax the rich\u2019 dress while you\u2019re around the richest assh-les in the f-cking country.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"LJxj5s0WLtCVZNQ3XuDc1hyF6fhoEfFxojHPYM23qG6OOIUwknM9Cabmnywz5DZVJTmsEdb7iqSST4rKYvUlBdzg27QpeA\"><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Instead of fessing up to her mistake, AOC doubled down that \u201cthe warehouse isn\u2019t in my district\u201d and told Ball \u201cyou should look at a map before claiming so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne scheduling conflict aside, we have requested oversight investigations into Amazon, met with Amazon workers in the Woodside warehouses, and more. Hope you do more due diligence next time,\u201d the progressive <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1509655301691256832\">tweeted<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image.png 788w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-300x298-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-200x200-1.png 200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-768x763-1.png 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Another reporter who joined the feud claimed that he was \u201ctold by workers that your folks told them at last minute it was a security issue\u2013not a scheduling conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether ur district or not, you would think a NY Congressman could\u2019ve tweeted support\u2013particularly in final weeks\u2013for one of the most important union drives in U.S,\u201d he noted. <\/p>\n<p>AOC <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1509662528342745088\">replied<\/a> that \u201csecurity was an issue as well\u201d but refused to acknowledge her deception.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2021 included a lot of high level threats on my life, which limited what activities I was able to do, especially those outside,\u201d the congresswoman wrote. \u201cThe combination of that + when we are able to get resources\/time to secure them creates scheduling + logistical conflicts.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-270034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-1.png 771w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-1-294x300-1.png 294w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-1-768x785-1.png 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Mere weeks after she failed to show up in support of Amazon workers, AOC attended the Met Gala along with hundreds of rich Hollywood elites, where she posed for photo opportunities in a \u201ctax the rich\u201d dress and gave red carpet interviews to multiple outlets including Vogue. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"CG7dN8Oz6vQPbc03eXMRITa4huEnxq1ogZSlHUmYJ\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">tfw when you have &#8220;security concerns&#8221; so you go out of state to dance\/virtue signal while union organizers in your home state\/city desperately need your help <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iVlzwkK48y\">https:\/\/t.co\/iVlzwkK48y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esaagar\/status\/1509666935960748042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n<p>\n  Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire and Fox News. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordangdavidson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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