Ocasio-Cortez rips Fox News for mocking her personal finances, working-class people

The Democratic Socialist from the Bronx said it's tough to find a DC apartment since she won't start being paid until January.

Nov. 9, 2018 / 4:02 PM ET / Updated Nov. 9, 2018 / 5:41 PM ET
By Dartunorro Clark
Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., ripped Fox News on Friday for mocking "working-class people" after the news channel did a segment on her struggle to rent an apartment in Washington, D.C.

"As I mentioned, we’ve been preparing and will be fine. However, it's been very revealing to see how gleefully Fox News hosts crack jokes about working-class people. It reveals what they actually think about us," she tweeted.

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She revealed to The New York Times on Thursday that she will not start receiving her salary until she assumes office in January. "I have three months without a salary before I'm a member of Congress. So, how do I get an apartment? Those little things are very real," she told the paper.

Representatives are paid $174,000 annually.

During a Fox News panel Friday morning, the hosts and guests derided Ocasio-Cortez's comments, suggesting it was a possible political ploy from the self-identified Democratic Socialist.

Fox News contributor Judy Miller called it "a brilliant political line" that will play well with her base, but also admitted that the cost of living in Washington, D.C., is expensive.

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