This afternoon, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted about her opposition to former congressmen and women going on to become lobbyists:
If you are a member of Congress + leave, you shouldn’t be allowed to turn right around&leverage your service for a lobbyist check.
I don’t think it should be legal at ALL to become a corporate lobbyist if you’ve served in Congress.
At minimum there should be a long wait period. https://t.co/xMu9Mwmdm6
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 30, 2019
And then this happened:
Here’s something I don’t say often: on this point, I AGREE with @AOC Indeed, I have long called for a LIFETIME BAN on former Members of Congress becoming lobbyists. The Swamp would hate it, but perhaps a chance for some bipartisan cooperation? https://t.co/jPW0xkH2Yy
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 30, 2019
Does AOC also hate avocados? Because if so, we could be witnessing the making of one of D.C.’s oddest couples yet.
And like that, I liked my first Ted Cruz tweet
— Mike Albanese (@MikeAlbanese) May 30, 2019
Did… Did I just like a tweet from Ted Cruz?
— Devin Nunes' Frivolous Lawsuit (@ChrisMEdgington) May 30, 2019
Damn…I'm actually about to retweet @tedcruz
— Bryan Minehart (@BryanMinehart) May 30, 2019
And now I've liked a post by Ted Cruz. Will wonders never cease?
— Peter Barta (@bartap74) May 30, 2019
— Nicole Snow (@nico1e_snow) May 30, 2019
On this day in history …..(holy moly)
— JimmyG (@JimmyG303) May 30, 2019
Looks outside. Yep, Hell has frozen over. https://t.co/wxFh2c9hef
— GOP Pouncer (@Mellecon) May 30, 2019
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Update:
Is this really happening?
.@tedcruz if you’re serious about a clean bill, then I’m down.
Let’s make a deal.
If we can agree on a bill with no partisan snuck-in clauses, no poison pills, etc – just a straight, clean ban on members of Congress becoming paid lobbyists – then I’ll co-lead the bill with you. https://t.co/AZTbmdSexv
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 30, 2019
You’re on. https://t.co/S3TBfNeO3Q
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) May 30, 2019
Gird your loins, people.
the most ambitious crossover event since endgame https://t.co/VZCtpZ82lb
— Just Karl (@justkarl) May 30, 2019