Wow. Wow. Wow.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s controversial chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, as well as her comms director, Corbin Trent are leaving to pursue other opportunities:
SCOOP: @AOC‘s chief of staff @saikatc and comms director @corbintrent are leaving her office. Happy Friday https://t.co/WWMUxEgUYe via @theintercept
— Akela Lacy (@akela_lacy) August 2, 2019
Chakrabarti will reportedly be replaced by AOC’s legislative affairs director, Ariel Eckblad, who had just returned from 12 weeks of parental leave:
Ariel Eckblad, 31, the congresswoman’s legislative director…will help steer Ocasio-Cortez as one of the most high-profile members of Congress.https://t.co/VIMHI3lBjP pic.twitter.com/U4NFlJRhBv
— She the People (@_shethepeople) March 4, 2019
Eckblad had worked for Sen. Kamala Harris in the past:
Ariel Eckblad, AOC’s new chief of staff, presumably has thoughts about what the future of Democratic Party Foreign Policy should be…https://t.co/mIQ8JOHiFn pic.twitter.com/lWUNghA21V
— Michael (@Michael_Youhana) August 2, 2019
And here’s a good thread from the Washington Examiner of some of Chakrabarti’s low-lights:
.@AOC's now former chief of staff was considered controversial for several instances, including what @PhilipAKlein called "killing" the Green New Deal by saying it was first and foremost designed to reform the economy, not handle climate change.https://t.co/4E7DoECBl8
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 2, 2019
.@saikatc was also criticized for potentially idolizing ethnocentric fascist totalitarianism, per @TomRtweets, after wearing a shirt with the visage of Subhas Chandra Bose.
Bose was notable for his allegiance to WWII Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.https://t.co/fN5uv4APhc
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 2, 2019
He was dragged by the @HouseDemocrats official account for accusing @RepDavids of perpetuating racism and told to "Keep Her Name Out Of Your Mouth."
The exchange led to more disarray among Democrats on Twitter.https://t.co/q9Nfo6iiit
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 2, 2019
Good riddance.
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Related:
AOC lectures Liz Cheney on nuclear war with a GIF of herself https://t.co/xWMxWahQZB
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 2, 2019
‘Ice melts in summer?! OMG NO!’ AOC gets SCHOOLED for attempting to scare people into supporting her #GreenNewDeal https://t.co/rYu7WSfHyQ
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 2, 2019
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