Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez voiced her opposition on Saturday to Politico’s recent story on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wealth and the illustration that accompanied it.
“Can [Politico] explain to us how photoshopping money trees next to the only Jewish candidate for president and talking about how ‘cheap’ and rich he is *isn’t* antisemitic?” the New York Democrat asked.
Can @politico explain to us how photoshopping money trees next to the only Jewish candidate for president and talking about how “cheap” and rich he is *isn’t* antisemitic?
Or are they just letting this happen because he’s a progressive politician they don’t like? pic.twitter.com/O9qvDBw4ib
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 25, 2019
“Notice the people willing to explain this away, yet when Ilhan’s words are taken out of context, they are the 1st to jump on her,” she tweeted. “Look at how these accusations are selectively enforced on the left, esp when it’s the *alt-right* actually committing antisemitic violence in the US.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has been plagued by accusations of anti-Semitism during her short tenure in Congress.
The Politico story Ocasio-Cortez responded to detailed how Sanders, a self-described socialist, accumulated wealth while bashing the rich. An original tweet sharing the story was deleted.
For the record: This replaces a deleted tweet that needed more context. Our apologies.
— POLITICO (@politico) May 25, 2019
