Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has ditched the Big Apple for sunny south Florida, prompting supporters of the stateâs Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, to hope she was âenjoying a taste of freedom.â
The far-left âSquadâ member was pictured hoisting a cocktail and checking her phone âwith an unknown companion âat a table outside of âthe âDoraku Izakaya and Sushiâ restaurant in Miami Beach, according to images obtained by National Review and published late Thursday.
Ocasio-Cortezâs winter getaway comes as New York City is experiencing record-high numbers of COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, with officials reporting more than 40,000 new infections on Thursday.
The city has also instituted strict mask and vaccine requirements for businesses.
âIn âFâlorida, which is also seeing a spike in COVID cases, âDeSantis signed a bill last month preventing businesses from creating vaccine mandates unless employees can opt out.
The Team DeSantis Twitter account was quick to troll Ocasio-Cortez over her visit to the Sunshine State.
ââââWelcome to Florida, AOC! We hope youâre enjoying a taste of freedom here in the Sunshine State thanks to @RonDeSantisFLâs leadershipâ,â read a post from late Thursday night.
Aww @AOC this is so cute đ„°
Did your martini taste a bit hypocritical?
Donât you just love the freedom Republicans give you in Florida?
No masks or vaccine mandates.
No stifling communist policies you constantly legislate & vote for.
Cheers to freedom!#AOCLovesDeSantis pic.twitter.com/8iRnyLynhp
— Marjorie Taylor Greene đșđž (@mtgreenee) December 31, 2021
In February, Ocasio-Cortez called on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) to step down after he took his family on a trip to Cancun while Texas was in the throes of a deadly winter storm that knocked out power to millions.
âIf Sen. Cruz had resigned back in January after helping gin up a violent insurrection that killed several people, he couldâve taken his vacation in peace,â she tweeted at the time. âTexans should continue to demand his resignation.â
When Cruz mocked AOC for her comments about the Jan. 6 Capitol riot during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., Ocasio-Cortez shot back.
âI donât care what Cruz said at CPAC, but I do care that it appears Texas was just a layover stop for him between Cancun and Orlando to drop a pack of water into someoneâs trunk and abandon his constituents again as they get slammed with $16,000 electrical bills,â she wrote on Twitter.Â
Ocasio-Cortezâs office did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Post Friday.
Even Hardcore Socialist love the Free State of Florida when they think no one is watching đ#AOCLovesDeSantis pic.twitter.com/ukz5aTtj9l
— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) December 31, 2021