Communist Socialist rising Dem star, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez banned the press from a public town hall event–then defended her decision to do so.
This did not sit well with reporters and Ocasio-Cortez received a huge backlash.
Ocasio-Cortez refused to let any reporters into her public speaking event and said the town hall was “designed for residents to feel safe discussing issues in a threatening political time.”
Our community is 50% immigrant. Folks are victims of DV, trafficking, + have personal medical issues.
This town hall was designed for residents to feel safe discussing sensitive issues in a threatening political time.
We indicated previously that it would be closed to press.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) August 17, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez then called the town hall a “non-story”–Not a good look said many reporters.
Additionally, with this town hall non-story: it was designed to protect + invite vulnerable populations to PUBLIC discourse: immigrants, victims of domestic abuse, and so on.
We indicated previously that the event would be closed to press. Future ones are open.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) August 17, 2018
Even ultra liberal reporters slammed Ocasio-Cortez.
“And how does the presence of reporters make people feel unsafe?” asked a reporter for The Guardian.
And how does the presence of reporters make people feel unsafe?
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 17, 2018
Seung Min Kim, a White House reporter for WaPo harshly criticized the Socialist superstar for barring the press.
You cannot ban members of the press from events that are otherwise open to the public.
That is not how it works.
Period. https://t.co/sqe9HWTEEb
— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 17, 2018
Another reporter told Ocasio-Cortez to stop pretending the event was public if it was closed to the press.
https://twitter.com/JoePerticone/status/1030550763548954627
Ultra liberal reporter for HuffPost, Yashar Ali accused Ocasio-Cortez of being condescending.
It's really quite condescending to call it a non-story @Ocasio2018 – it's very simple, if you wanted a private event, keep it private. But you chose to ban the press from a public event. https://t.co/12qFq5ihjo
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 17, 2018
Honestly, what do these reporters expect from Ocasio-Cortez? She’s a hardcore leftist, a Communist–they thrive on secrecy and dishonesty.
Just last month, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez channeled her inner Fidel Castro on Twitter with a statement announcing a “New Rule” that bars supporters of the Trump tax cuts from speaking out about America’s healthcare system.
Perhaps the media should start paying more attention to what Ocasio-Cortez is doing and saying rather than fawning over the color of her lipstick.
