Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York will have to pay up to settle an ethics complaint after she accepted free tickets and other gifts to attend the Met Gala.
Ocasio-Cortez was ridiculed by many for famously wearing a dress with the message “Tax the Rich” to the famous gala held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2021. She later was hit with an ethics complaint when it was discovered that she had run afoul of rules governing gifts to members of Congress.
‘I’m just saying, you wear ‘tax the rich’ on your ass, and people are always saying the rich don’t pay taxes.’
On Friday, the panel dropped a 31-page report about the gala accusations. They found that although she tried
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