{"id":755998,"date":"2021-09-15T16:51:13","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T20:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=755998"},"modified":"2021-09-15T16:51:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-15T20:51:15","slug":"watch-masked-attendants-carry-unmasked-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-as-she-leaves-met-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-masked-attendants-carry-unmasked-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-as-she-leaves-met-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Masked Attendants Carry Unmasked AOC\u2019s \u2018Tax The Rich\u2019 Dress As She Leaves 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%2Fwatch-masked-attendants-carry-unmasked-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-as-she-leaves-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=755998&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\/09\/GettyImages-1340170893.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s (D-NY) appearance at the annual Met Gala has already produced some fascinating optics, but video of the progressive Democrat leaving the $35,000-per-seat soiree has now surfaced showing AOC being led out of the event trailed by masked attendants holding her designer dress.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which appeared on social media Wednesday, shows a maskless Ocasio-Cortez and her boyfriend leaving the Met Gala, waving to appreciative fans lining a red carpet leading to a private bus. AOC\u2019s dress, which bears the words \u201cTax the Rich\u201d across the backside, is being held by a number of assistants who are dressed in black with black face masks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"4.0449438202247\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nRsyesjgdb\">pic.twitter.com\/nRsyesjgdb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 sameera khan (@SameeraKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SameeraKhan\/status\/1437778541433790475?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The image seems to perfectly encapsulate the incident, which now has Ocasio-Cortez performing social media damage control, blasting critics of her decision to attend the ultra-exclusive gala as a \u201cpolitical protest\u201d as \u201chaters\u201d and sexists, and suggesting that she was there to send a message to the rest of the wealthy invitees as a member of the \u201cworking class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd before haters get wild flying off the handle, New York elected officials are routinely invited to and attend the Met due to our responsibilities in overseeing and supporting the city\u2019s cultural institutions for the public. I was one of several in attendance in this evening,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez said on Twitter after receiving a wave of backlash.<\/p>\n<p>She later claimed that she attended the event to draw attention to who Democrats are really looking to tax:&nbsp;\u201cThey want you to think that when we talk about rich, we\u2019re talking about doctor or a lawyer instead of someone with hundreds of millions of dollars if not billions of dollars,\u201d she said on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, columnist Megan McArdle pointed out, the Met Gala is one of many events that the ultra-wealthy use to deduct from the amount they owe the government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe essence of the Met Gala is that ultra-rich people pay huge sums to meet and be photographed with celebrities\u2026and then deduct their night out from their taxes. Why has no one pointed out that Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wore a \u2018tax the rich\u2019 dress *to a tax shelter*?,\u201d McArdle said on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Following her appearance on the Met Gala red carpet, reports surfaced that Ocasio-Cortez was gifted her ticket to the event by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, potentially in violation of Congressional ethics rules, though her attendance was hand-approved by Conde Nast legend Anna Wintour. She attended the gala wearing a dress by Aurora James of Brother Vellies whose boyfriend, Benjamin Bronfman, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9990919\/Vogue-didnt-pay-AOC-attend-Met-Gala-despite-claim-invited-official.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailus\">heir to the Seagrams fortune and worth around $100 million<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>James also claims to be a defender of the working class.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can never get too comfortable in our seats at the table once they\u2019ve been given,\u201d James said. \u201cWe must always continue to push ourselves, push our colleagues, push the culture, and push the country forward. Fashion is changing; America is changing. And as far as this theme goes, I think Alexandria and I are a great embodiment of the language fashion needs to consider adding to the general lexicon as we work towards a more sustainable, inclusive, and empowered future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her one-of-a-kind gown, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tax-the-rich-aoc-wore-450-earrings-600-shoes-to-met-gala-report\">Ocasio-Cortez sported<\/a> $450 earrings, $600 shoes, and a custom-made handbag bearing a strong resemblance to a Brother Vellies bag that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordstrom.com\/s\/brother-vellies-nile-croc-embossed-leather-top-handle-bag\/6018159?color=LAVENDER&amp;country=US&amp;currency=USD&amp;utm_channel=low_nd_seo_shopping&amp;utm_source=google&amp;sp_source=google\">retails for around $1000<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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