AOC stayed at swanky hotels amid cross-country ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ campaign

Published September 7, 2025 7:00am ET



Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), an outspoken opponent against what she describes as rich elites, stayed at several swanky hotels while rallying across the country with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for their “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, a Washington Examiner review of the congresswoman’s campaign spending receipts has found.

According to Federal Election Commission filings, her high-end hotel stays, which coincided with stretches of the Democratic Socialist duo’s cross-country trek to rail against the ultrawealthy, cost thousands of dollars in campaign funds.

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