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AOC Campaign Spent Nearly $50K on Hotel Stays, Filings Show

Reports say Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's campaign spent about $47,000 on hotel charges across the country since April.

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  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's re-election campaign spent about $47,000 on 45 hotel charges across the country since April, according to Federal Election Commission filings cited in reports.
  • The stays include $5,044 at The Memphian in Memphis, $1,599 and $2,694 at The Candler Hotel in Atlanta, and $2,274 at The Talbott in Chicago.
  • One report also lists payments for ground transport, including $1,791 to Golden Class Limo and $659 to Singh Car Service.
  • One report says the hotel bills were for her entire team and may have included multiple stays for multiple nights.
  • One report says the campaign has raised over $37 million this year, much of it from small donors.
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Calls out AOC campaign luxury hotel spending

New York Post (Politics): AOC’s ‘champagne communist’ campaign lives it up at luxury hotels, splurging nearly $50K on stays across US

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The New York Post reports the campaign's spending on upscale hotels while the congresswoman rallies against the wealthy.

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Calls AOC a champagne communist over luxury stays

Breitbart (Politics): Report: 'Champagne Communist' AOC Travels in Luxury on Midterm Socialist Crusade Against the Rich

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Breitbart amplifies the Post report and labels the congresswoman a champagne communist for staying at posh hotels during her campaign against the rich.

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Highlights AOC campaign luxury hotel charges

ZeroHedge: Champagne Communist: AOC Campaign Blows Nearly $50K On Luxury Hotels
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ZeroHedge lists the hotel and transport charges from the Post analysis and notes the campaign's small-dollar fundraising.

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