Earlier today we brought you the story of how Ocasio-Cortez banned the media from her public town hall.
Well she doesn’t like the negative press she’s getting and started whining about it on Twitter:
Additionally, with this town hall non-story: it was designed to protect + invite vulnerable populations to PUBLIC discourse: immigrants, victims of domestic abuse, and so on.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 17, 2018
We indicated previously that the event would be closed to press. Future ones are open.
Twitter quickly responded by calling her out for such a lame response:
Calling a legitimate story (reporting on a campaign's barring of press at an otherwise public event because the campaign felt it would be a distraction) a "non-story" is not a good look. https://t.co/VhYfr7y5BC https://t.co/GKS33R2Anh
— Ali Rogin (@AliRogin) August 17, 2018
There's a difference between personal casework and a town hall event.
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) August 17, 2018
Public discourse requires that all members of the public be allowed to attend or review the event. That includes being open press. https://t.co/egymFdFv3V
When they're watching you for mistakes, making them and then not owning up to them gives your opponents ammo. https://t.co/KiSDwoOOzo
— User Rich M (@Misterchief) August 17, 2018
And note, some of these are reporters and not conservatives, but they all agree that it’s not a good look for her to blame the media and not to own up to her mistakes.