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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSaikat Chakrabarti, AOC Chief of Staff is leaving
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I don't especially like him and my source is The Intercept and Twitterverse.
https://theintercept.com/2019/08/02/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-saikat-chakrabarti-corbin-trent/
More at article
Snip-"Saikat Chakrabarti, her chief of staff, and Corbin Trent, her director of communications who, through their work with Justice Democrats, have been alongside Ocasio-Cortez since her primary run will leave the lawmakers office. Chakrabarti will go to New Consensus, a nonprofit focused on climate issues and promoting the Green New Deal. Trent will direct communications on Ocasio-Cortezs 2020 campaign, the same role he played during her first congressional run.
Saikat has decided to leave the office of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to work with New Consensus to further develop plans for a Green New Deal, Trent said in a statement to The Intercept. We are extraordinarily grateful for his service to advance a bold agenda and improve the lives of the people in NY-14. From his co-founding of Justice Democrats to his work on the Ocasio-Cortez campaign and in the official office, Saikats goal has always been to do whatever he can to help the larger progressive movement, and we look forward to continuing working with him to do just that.
Twitter source- not a news media
Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) Tweeted:
AOCs chief of staff and comms director are out. After some of the stuff they were saying this month, it makes a lot of sense. Perhaps this signals they actually dont want a major dust up with the Congressional Black Caucus
Link to tweet
Speaker Pelosi seems to favor stilettos 👠
irisblue
(32,829 posts)2nd source makes me feel better.. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142349313.
Hekate
(90,202 posts)Like you, I'm glad he's out the door
Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)irisblue
(32,829 posts)Tiggeroshii
(11,088 posts)I felt like he was easily trying to upstage his boss
X_Digger
(18,585 posts)brush
(53,475 posts)good thing too as his tweating against other Dems was making it look like she wasn't in control of what was coming out of her office.
Glad she fired his ass.
SidDithers
(44,228 posts)Sid
NBachers
(17,007 posts)dlk
(11,438 posts)We dont need any dividers at this critical juncture. Republicans give it their best shot, as it is.