She’s made a name for herself railing on the “excesses” of America’s wealthy.
But that hasn’t stopped liberal Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) from partaking in the lifestyles of the rich and famous — even if it goes against everything she says she stands for.
According to new financial disclosures, AOC dropped almost $50,000 on hotels and meals in Puerto Rico in the third quarter of this year.
According to third quarter federal campaign finance filings obtained by The New York Post, AOC’s principal campaign committee shelled out $680.52 on July 28 to stay at the lavish Hotel Palacio Provincial, along with another $1,507.26 on Aug. 29 and a whopping $9,440,79 on Sept. 29.
Labeled as “first-class,” and” adults only”, Palacio Provincial boasts of being “situated within an historic early 19th century building” with “transcendent hints of the structure’s grand colonial past.”
On Aug. 25, her campaign reportedly also paid $3,861.20 to Hotel El Convento, another 19th century property touting its “old world charm and elegance,” the Federal Election Commission filings show.
In all, the campaign forked over $15,489.77 for lodging in Puerto Rico between July 1 and Sept. 30.
At least $10,743.13 was spent on meals and catering services on Aug. 25 and Sept. 29, per the FEC filings for that period.
And to make the optics for AOC worse, footage was filmed of her dancing at an Aug. 10 Bad Bunny concert held in San Juan as part of the rapper‘s “Residency tour.”
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@fiercebymitu Joy is resistance 🫶🏽✊🏽 Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) were in Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny’s residency. Both represent New York and have roots in Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷 Rep. Velázquez was born in Puerto RIco and moved the New York for her Masters and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez was born in New York to a Puerto Rican family from the Bronx. #badbunny #puertorico #aoc #newyork #resistance ♬ original sound – Latina Lifestyle & News
Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign spent more than $23,000 on “venue rental” at the same location, the Coliseo De Puerto Rico, on June 24 and Aug. 25, though reports are unclear whether the expenses were related to the Bad Bunny shows.
Despite representing New York, a campaign manager for AOC, Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben, defended the congresswoman’s frequent (and lavish) travel to the island, saying she “regularly travels to Puerto Rico to support local causes and host events that require both staff and security.”
“She is deeply proud of her investment in grassroots organizing and will continue to be active in advocating for both people on the island and the millions of Puerto Ricans in the diaspora,” Hidalgo-Wohlleben added.
AOC’s campaign has also reportedly spent thousands of dollars more on various “boutique” hotel stays and expensive food vendors across the U.S. this year as part of her “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with fellow socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), according to multiple reports.
Those outlays included $6,600 for stays at the Hotel Vermont in Burlington.
Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign funds also were used for $2,000 lodging at the Thompson Central Park Hotel in Manhattan — and a $3,000 stay at the Arlo Williamsburg in Brooklyn.
Other expenses included $6,300 for a meal at Italian restaurant Ama in the capitol’s Navy Yard neighborhood.
Another $11,500 was shelled out for dining in DC, Vermont, the Bronx and Latham, NY, ice cream company Mr. Ding-a-ling.
The news of AOC’s lavish expenses comes as a new Yale Youth Poll released Monday found that Ocasio-Cortez is the most popular Democratic leader among young voters in a hypothetical 2028 presidential primary.
The self-described democratic socialist from New York holds leads over former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom among Democrats under 35.