{"id":526521,"date":"2021-05-19T16:50:45","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T20:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=526521"},"modified":"2021-05-19T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T20:50:48","slug":"spotted-socialist-aocs-tesla-parked-illegally-outside-whole-foods-in-posh-dc-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spotted-socialist-aocs-tesla-parked-illegally-outside-whole-foods-in-posh-dc-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"SPOTTED: Socialist AOC\u2019s Tesla Parked Illegally Outside Whole Foods in Posh DC Neighborhood"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fspotted-socialist-aocs-tesla-parked-illegally-outside-whole-foods-in-posh-dc-neighborhood%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=526521&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>Like most celebrities, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) doesn&#8217;t always play by the rules. Sources inform the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> that the socialist congresswoman&#8217;s white Tesla was parked illegally outside the Whole Foods near her <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/ocasio-cortez-living-in-luxury-navy-yard-apartment-building\/\">posh apartment complex<\/a>&nbsp;in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s office did not immediately return a request for comment on the parking scandal. There is more than sufficient evidence, however, to conclude that the illegally parked white Tesla belongs to her.<\/p>\n<p>The car in the following photographs, taken May 14, had a New York license plate and a congressional parking pass on the dashboard. The <em>Free Beacon<\/em> has obscured these identifying features in accordance with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/new-york-times-nikole-hannah-jones-doxxing-free-beacon-reporter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-doxxing policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1477335 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-1-1024x700-1.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-1-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-1-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-1-736x503.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-1-718x491.jpg 718w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-1.jpg 1242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/video\/watch\/in-a-day-aoc-in-a-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>&nbsp;in October 2020 that she &#8220;just got a car.&#8221; In February 2021, the congresswoman <a href=\"https:\/\/tiremeetsroad.com\/2021\/02\/02\/what-car-does-aoc-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained<\/a> that she decided to get a car &#8220;due to COVID&#8221; and mentioned that it was an electric vehicle in an effort to silence her haters. She also described feeling &#8220;very lucky that I have not gotten a parking ticket,&#8221; which suggests a willingness to break the rules for her own convenience.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I usually travel by train, but due to COVID I now drive by car, I travel by car,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez said on Instagram Live. &#8220;Not a combustion engine vehicle, but I travel by car between New York and D.C.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The car blog <em>Tire Meets Road&nbsp;<\/em>has <a href=\"https:\/\/tiremeetsroad.com\/2021\/02\/02\/what-car-does-aoc-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speculated<\/a> that Ocasio-Cortez most likely owns&nbsp;a Tesla Model 3 Long Range because it is one of the only electric vehicle models capable of making the trip from New York to D.C., and vice versa, on a single charge. The Tesla Model 3 Long Range has a retail price of between $46,000 and $59,000.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1477368 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2-1024x685-1.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2-1536x1028.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2-1400x937.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2-736x492.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2-734x491.jpg 734w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tesla-aoc-2.jpg 1816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Multiple sources told the <em>Free Beacon<\/em> they had seen Ocasio-Cortez driving a white Tesla in the district. A member of Congress, who requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter, reported seeing her drive the vehicle into a House parking lot on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a&nbsp;<em>Free Beacon<\/em> cartographical analysis determined that the Whole Foods, an \u00e9lite grocery establishment owned by Amazon, is located within walking distance of the luxury apartment building where Ocasio-Cortez resides.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1477443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aoc-map-tesla-5.jpg\" alt width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aoc-map-tesla-5.jpg 796w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aoc-map-tesla-5-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aoc-map-tesla-5-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/aoc-map-tesla-5-736x402.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As reported in the <em>Free Beacon<\/em>, the posh residential complex, where studios rent for more than $2,000 a month, is one of the fanciest in Washington, D.C.&nbsp;Amenities include a climbing wall, several pools, racquetball courts, a golf simulator, a rooftop dog park, a steam room, multiple cycling studios, two types of massage rooms, and charging ports for electric vehicles. Ocasio-Cortez has <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/politics\/aoc-downplays-luxury-apartment-says-everyone-should-have-one\/\">argued<\/a> these amenities should be a human right available to everyone.<\/p>\n<p>One source familiar with the parking situation at the Navy Yard Whole Foods described the illegal parking job as &#8220;pathetic&#8221; because the grocery store offers free parking for its elite customers.<\/p>\n<p>The significance of the parking scandal remains to be seen. At the very least, it could undermine Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s credibility in her ongoing quest to transform the United States into a socialist paradise. Her policy adviser, Dan Riffle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/future-perfect\/2019\/7\/9\/20681088\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-dan-riffle-billionaire-policy-failure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wants<\/a> to abolish billionaires, yet the congresswoman appears to enjoy consuming the products of their capitalist ingenuity.&nbsp;Tesla, for example, is run by a billionaire (Elon Musk), as is Whole Foods (Jeff Bezos).<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/12\/03\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-tesla-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attacked<\/a> Tesla during a climate change town hall hosted by her socialist colleague, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.). &#8220;For far too long, we gave money to Tesla, we gave money to a ton of people and we got no return on our investment that the public made in creating technologies, and it&#8217;s about time we get our due because it&#8217;s the public that funded and financed a lot of innovative technologies,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, Ocasio-Cortez spearheaded a campaign that ultimately forced Amazon to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/14\/nyregion\/amazon-hq2-queens.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cancel<\/a> its plans to build a second headquarters in Queens. After left-wing activists successfully scuttled the proposed headquarters, which would have brought more than 25,000 jobs to the area, the congresswoman declared victory, saying &#8220;anything is possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For the time being, AOC remains one of the foremost <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/house-democrats-vote-against-hamas-sanctions\/\">advocates<\/a> of ending U.S. aid to Israel and slapping sanctions on the Jewish state. She was widely criticized last week, for example, after <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1393673695433043976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suggesting<\/a> Israel was &#8220;an apartheid state.&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez was among the Democratic lawmakers singled out for praise in an <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/muslim-brotherhood-praises-dems-for-abandoning-israel-in-time-of-war\/\">article<\/a> published on the Muslim Brotherhood&#8217;s online propaganda website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like most celebrities, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) doesn&#8217;t always play by the rules. 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