{"id":971848,"date":"2021-11-05T11:14:19","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T15:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=971848"},"modified":"2021-11-05T11:14:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T15:14:23","slug":"lauren-boebert-trolls-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-wears-lets-go-brandon-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lauren-boebert-trolls-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-wears-lets-go-brandon-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren Boebert Trolls AOC\u2019s \u2018Tax The Rich\u2019 Dress, Wears \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 Dress"},"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%2Flauren-boebert-trolls-aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-wears-lets-go-brandon-dress%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=971848&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>On Thursday night, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (D-CO) trolled far-left Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who in mid-October had worn a designer dress to the ultra-expensive Met Gala that stated, \u201cTax The Rich,\u201d by tweeting out a photo of her in a dress that was emblazoned in huge letters, \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boebert tweeted succinctly, \u201cIt\u2019s not a phrase, it\u2019s a movement! #LGB\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s not a phrase, it\u2019s a movement! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MpeKAEVfWB\">pic.twitter.com\/MpeKAEVfWB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1456425970806763520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/met-gala-ticket-cost-money-raised-1627921\">Newsweek<\/a> reported of the Met event, \u201cIndividual tickets are reportedly priced at $30,000 a piece, a far cry from when [Vogue editor-in-chief Anna] Wintour first took over the running of the event in 1995 when they were just $1,000. Then there are the tables, typically bought by brands and fashion houses. These reportedly start at $275,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW \u2013 Democrat Rep. AOC wears a &#8220;Tax The Rich&#8221; dress at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MetGala?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MetGala<\/a>, where a ticket costs $30,000 to attend.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V9B7UGoGX5\">pic.twitter.com\/V9B7UGoGX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/disclosetv\/status\/1437566054805524482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/tax-the-rich-aoc-wore-450-earrings-600-shoes-to-met-gala-report\/\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n<p><em>The \u201cTax the Rich\u201d dress designed by Aurora James was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Daily Mail noted, adding that the 14-karat designer Mejuri jewelry gold hoop earrings were listed as worth $450 and the open-toed red shoes from James\u2019 Brother Vellies fashion line were valued at roughly $614. Ocasio-Cortez also carried a James purse that also featured the \u201cTax the Rich\u201d mantra. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ocasio-Cortez stated in a press release, \u201cDespite being held in New York City, the culture of the Met Gala is everything but. NYC is often synonymous with inclusivity, inviting millions of people from different walks of life to call this city home. The Met Gala, on the other hand, is seen as elite and inaccessible. I\u2019m attending today because I want to change just that and spotlight women of color who are often not included during events like these.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Later, Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s campaign promoted \u201cTax The Rich\u201d merchandise from her campaign store following her stunt at the Met Gala. The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=287868&amp;action=edit\">noted<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><em>Team AOC \u201claunched an email campaign Tuesday night offering up a policy paper\u201d and re-upping her \u201c\u2018Tax the Rich\u2019 merchandise pitch,\u201d according to the Boston Herald. The line first launched in December 2020. \u201cWhether the message is on a sweatshirt or something more formal, the facts are the same,\u201d Team AOC said in its email to supporters, promoting the line. \u201cIn order to reshape our economy and make it work for all of us \u2014 not just those who can self-fund<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday night, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (D-CO) trolled far-left Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who in mid-October had worn a designer dress to the ultra-expensive Met Gala that stated, \u201cTax The Rich,\u201d by tweeting out a photo of her in a dress that was emblazoned in huge letters, \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon.\u201dBoebert tweeted succinctly, \u201cIt\u2019s not a phrase, it\u2019s a movement! #LGB\u201dIt\u2019s not a phrase, it\u2019s a movement! #LGB pic.twitter.com\/MpeKAEVfWB\u2014 Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) November 5, 2021Newsweek reported of the Met event, \u201cIndividual tickets are reportedly priced at $30,000 a piece, a far cry from when [Vogue editor-in-chief Anna] Wintour first took over the running of the event in 1995 when they were just $1,000. Then there are the tables, typically bought by brands and fashion houses. These reportedly start at $275,000.\u201dNEW \u2013 Democrat Rep. AOC wears a &#8220;Tax The Rich&#8221; dress at #MetGala, where a ticket costs $30,000 to attend.pic.twitter.com\/V9B7UGoGX5\u2014 Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 13, 2021The Daily Wire reported:The \u201cTax the Rich\u201d dress designed by Aurora James was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, the Daily Mail noted, adding that the 14-karat designer Mejuri jewelry gold hoop earrings were listed as worth $450 and the open-toed red shoes from James\u2019 Brother Vellies fashion line were valued at roughly $614. Ocasio-Cortez also carried a James purse that also featured the \u201cTax the Rich\u201d mantra. \u2026Ocasio-Cortez stated in a press release, \u201cDespite being held in New York City, the culture of the Met Gala is everything but. NYC is often synonymous with inclusivity, inviting millions of people from different walks of life to call this city home. The Met Gala, on the other hand, is seen as elite and inaccessible. I\u2019m attending today because I want to change just that and spotlight women of color who are often not included during events like these.\u201dLater, Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s campaign promoted \u201cTax The Rich\u201d merchandise from her campaign store following her stunt at the Met Gala. The Daily Wire noted:Team AOC \u201claunched an email campaign Tuesday night offering up a policy paper\u201d and re-upping her \u201c\u2018Tax the Rich\u2019 merchandise pitch,\u201d according to the Boston Herald. The line first launched in December 2020. \u201cWhether the message is on a sweatshirt or something more formal, the facts are the same,\u201d Team AOC said in its email to supporters, promoting the line. \u201cIn order to reshape our economy and make it work for all of us \u2014 not just those who can self-fund their trips to space \u2014 we absolutely must Tax the Rich.\u201dOcasio-Cortez complained on Instagram that she was criticized more harshly because she\u2019s a woman, writing, \u201cI am so used to doing the same exact thing that men do \u2014 including popular male progressive elected officials \u2014 and getting a completely different response.\u201dThe \u201cLet\u2019s Go Brandon\u201d meme was triggered on October 3 when NBC sports reporter Kelli Stavast was interviewing NASCAR driver Brandon Brown at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama after Brown scored his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win. Stavast stated, as shown in a video, that the crowd was chanting \u201cLet\u2019s go, Brandon!\u201d when in reality they were chanting \u201cF*** Joe Biden.\u201dI\u2019m pretty sure they\u2019re not chanting \u201cLet\u2019s go Brandon\u201d as the NBC reporter is telling us. What do you hear? #fjb pic.twitter.com\/Ai6QU9uEZf\u2014 Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 3, 2021yeah that\u2019s not what they\u2019re yelling pic.twitter.com\/gd5zTu1yAU\u2014 Jessica O\u2019Donnell (@heckyessica) October 3, 2021The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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