{"id":550363,"date":"2021-06-03T00:05:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T04:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=550363"},"modified":"2021-06-03T00:05:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T04:05:27","slug":"ocasio-cortez-the-socialist-who-owns-a-tesla-gets-roasted-on-social-media-for-not-helping-grandma-in-puerto-rico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ocasio-cortez-the-socialist-who-owns-a-tesla-gets-roasted-on-social-media-for-not-helping-grandma-in-puerto-rico\/","title":{"rendered":"Ocasio-Cortez \u2014 The Socialist Who Owns A Tesla \u2014 Gets Roasted On Social Media For Not Helping Grandma In Puerto Rico"},"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\">42<\/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%2Focasio-cortez-the-socialist-who-owns-a-tesla-gets-roasted-on-social-media-for-not-helping-grandma-in-puerto-rico%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=550363&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1232329446-scaled-e1622690812957.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Critics took to Twitter to rail against Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez \u2014 a self-identified Democratic Socialist \u2014\u00a0after the congresswoman denounced the poor living conditions of her grandmother in Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n<p>Ocasio-Cortez <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1400150275676160001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">complained<\/a> Wednesday that \u201cHurricane Mar\u00eda relief hasn\u2019t arrived\u201d yet and that \u201cTrump blocked relief\u201d money for Puerto Rico. She also claimed that \u201cPeople are being forced to flee ancestral homes, &#038; developers are taking them.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"14.296918767507\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill. I went to Puerto Rico to see her- my 1st time in a year+ bc of COVID.<\/p>\n<p>This is her home. Hurricane Mar\u00eda relief hasn\u2019t arrived. Trump blocked relief $ for PR.<\/p>\n<p>People are being forced to flee ancestral homes, &#038; developers are taking them. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wnRxLalA2D\">pic.twitter.com\/wnRxLalA2D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AOC\/status\/1400150275676160001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The congresswoman\u2019s critics were quick to call out her hypocrisy. Lavern Spicer, a Florida congressional candidate, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lavern_spicer\/status\/1400154521372807169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">replied<\/a> to Ocasio-Cortez saying, \u201cHoney, you drive a Tesla and have two apartments. If your grandmother is living poor that\u2019s because you don\u2019t help her out.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"10.505617977528\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Honey, you drive a Tesla and have two apartments. If your grandmother is living poor that\u2019s because you don\u2019t help her out. I\u2019m surprised that a socialist wouldn\u2019t redistribute that wealth to their grandma. Sad!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lavern Spicer (@lavern_spicer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lavern_spicer\/status\/1400154521372807169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Political Commentator Matt Walsh <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1400160069652713478\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">called<\/a>\u00a0Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s hypocrisy \u201cshameful.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.2847682119205\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Shameful that you live in luxury while allowing your own grandmother to suffer in these squalid conditions<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1400160069652713478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Libertarian Party of Tennessee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPTN1776\/status\/1400187486538719241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">chimed in<\/a>, arguing that private donations would be more beneficial than government aid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.3969849246231\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So you agree, the government is incompetent with getting relief $ to the people and would be better done through voluntarily contributions?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libertarian Party of Tennessee (@LPTN1776) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LPTN1776\/status\/1400187486538719241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservative columnist Courtney Kirchoff also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Courtneyscoffs\/status\/1400165379603714049\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a>, \u201cVery sad indeed. Why aren\u2019t you spreading your wealth around and helping her out?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/20\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-israel-palestine-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> has been lambasted for apparently betraying her socialist ideals. After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/aoc-vanity-fair-outfits-14000-curse-trump-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">appearing on the cover of Vanity Fair<\/a> in an outfit valued at $14,000, the congresswoman drew criticism from political pundits and commentators. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/12\/03\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-58-dollar-tax-the-rich-sweatshirt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Offers $58 \u2018Tax The Rich\u2019 Sweatshirt)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Columnist Sunanda Vashisht <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunandavashisht\/status\/1321634055717150720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1321634055717150720%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Faoc-calls-gop-sad-and-stupid-for-suggesting-the-14000-wardrobe-she-wore-for-vanity-fair-was-her-own-2020-10-29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> at the time, \u201cSo happy that AOC is upholding the long established hypocritical tradition of Socialists who believe Socialism is for [the] poor while they enjoy the fruits of Capitalism.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Critics took to Twitter to rail against Democratic New York Rep. 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