AOC was mocked on Twitter after it boasted of killing Amazon headquarters

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by Melissa Klein

March 4, 2023 | 3:56 p.m

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “I told you so” about Amazon was not good.

The Democratic Socialist was mocked when she bragged on Twitter about killing Amazon’s Queens headquarters, after news broke that the company was halting construction on a similar project in Virginia.

When I opposed this Amazon project coming to New York B.C., it was a scam of public funds, and the whole power establishment came after us… In the end, we were right,” AOC, which represents parts of Queens and the Bronx, said. chirp.

“I know I’m not going to get an apology for that time, but it was worth it.” I continued.

AOC was right – about not receiving apologies.

“You ran for headlines and it cost you countless jobs in your neighborhood. You should resign in disgrace.” chirp Jacob Erie.

Journalist Tom Elliott books“Virginians have thousands of jobs at Amazon that New Yorkers have no thanks for.”

another man chirp“That was 3 years ago, Tootsie, and it wasn’t a second home. You’re a verified job killer!”

“Right at what? These posts have gone somewhere else,” another user tweeted knock in.

Amazon said it is delaying the second phase of its Virginia project, which followed the largest round of layoffs in its history.

The construction setback comes four years after the company wanted to build its second headquarters in Long Island City, a move that was supposed to create about 25,000 jobs in the area. Amazon had received $3 billion in state and local tax credits, which some lawmakers thought was too generous.