Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bans media from two ‘public’ events

By Anna Giaritelli

Published August 17, 2018 4:14pm ET

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez bans media from two ‘public’ events — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez takes a moment between interviews in New York, Wednesday, June 27, 2018. The 28-year-old political newcomer who upset U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley in New York's Democrat primary says she brings an "urgency" to the fight for working families. | (Seth Wenig/AP)

Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez refused to allow the media to attend or cover two of her recent campaign town hall events in her congressional district, which spans parts of the Bronx and Queens.

Reporters were banned from a gathering on Sunday in Corona, Queens, and another event in the Bronx last Wednesday, Aug. 8.

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