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AOC’s campaign pours massive cash into luxury Puerto Rico hotels, pricey catering and Bad Bunny venue rental

AOC criticized gentrification during a Puerto Rico visit in August even as recent campaign docs show she stayed at upscale hotels, ate pricey food and went to a Bad Bunny concert.

FIRSTONFOX:Rep.AlexandriaOcasio-Cortez’s,D-N.Y.,campaignspentnearly$50,000inPuertoRicobetweenlateJuneandSeptemberonluxuryhotels,priceymealsand$23,000ona“venuerental”atthesameSanJuanarenawhereshewasspotteddancinginasuiteataBadBunnyconcertduringanAugusttriptotheU.S.territory. VideosthatemergedonsocialmediafromtheAugusttripshowAOCvisitingahousingdevelopmenttorailagainstgentrificationwhileotherfootagefromsocialmediashowedherdancinginwhatappearstobeboxseatsataBadBunnyconcertonAug.10alongsideRep.NydiaVelázquez,D-N.Y.BetweenAugustandSeptember,BadBunnyhelda31-show“Residency”touratthepopular“ElCholi”ColiseodePuertoRicoinSanJuan,whichwasattendedbyaslewofcelebritieslikeLeBronJames,IggyAzalea,PenelopeCruzandAustinButler,amongothers. Meanwhile,acampaignfinancereportfromthethirdquarter,whichrecordscampa