Ocasio-Cortez chief of staff to leave her office

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's chief of staff Saikat Chakrabarti is leaving the freshman's office after a series of controversies, according to a report in the Intercept.

“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,” Ocasio-Cortez communications director Corbin Trent told The Intercept in a statement.

“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, Saikat’s 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.”

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Chakrabarti sparked outrage from members of the Democratic caucus last month after he tweeted messages attacking centrist Democrats, insinuated that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is an ineffective leader and suggesting Native American lawmaker Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kan.) voted “to enable a racist system” by voting in favor of a Senate border aid bill that didn’t include provisions backed by progressives.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/455996-ocasio-cortez-chief-of-staff-to-leave-her-office

[KPN]

1. Hmmmm .... good move AOC. I wonder if

her meeting with Speaker Pelosi played a role in this. At any rate, Charkrabarti was becoming a problem for her so good for AOC.

[Yeehah]

2. Dude seems to be some kind of self-promoting kook,

so good move, AOC.

[Thekaspervote]

3. It's a start! She shouldn't be surrounding herself with smart Dems that support the party

[murielm99]

4. Maybe some smart Democrats

who advise her to support the party?

[Raine1967]

9. Did you mean to say shouldn't?

Not trying to be a smartass, I think she should surround herself with smart Dems. Her CoS was not a smart dem -- he was a big problem.

[mahina]

32. How so?

[comradebillyboy]

5. That move will greatly benefit OAC.

Keeping Chakrabarti would only poison relations with the rest of the Democratic caucus.

[True Dough]

6. Excellent news!

I'm fond of many things AOC but that CoS seemed to stir the pot unnecessarily.

[irisblue]

7. XPost from GD

The Intercept-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 lawmaker’s 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-Cortez’s 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, Saikat’s 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.”



👠 Speaker Pelosi does seem to wear stilettos often.

Hope he checks his bags

[LuvLoogie]

8. Nancy getting it done.

And AOC heeding sage advice.

Maybe AOC is the triple threat. Ambition, smarts, and passion.

[Hekate]

10. KnR

[NBachers]

11. This is a good move on AOC's part.

[sheshe2]

12. Was there an apology issued by the campaign?

Saikat Chakrabarti called Sharice Davids, 2nd only Native American to be elected to Congress, a racist.

Where is the apology? Until there is an apology issued, it is not over. She too is a woman of color.

[padah513]

13. She never addressed the issue

Her spokesman just released the news in the Friday dump.

[sheshe2]

14. Friday news dump.

WTF

[George II]

21. Friday night during the recess, and reported to the Intercept. The "nobody will notice" trifecta.

[George II]

16. Good point - where's the apology?

[sheshe2]

18. Doubt we will see one.

The Squad is all about POC and racism toward them, not us. To clarify the 'us', I am not talking about me. I am white. However as a woman that makes me a minority as well.

I remember a slogan. Not ME. US.

[EllieBC]

19. I think there won't be one.

Just sweep it under the rug, smile, throw out a few vague and exciting sound bites and everyone will forget it happened.

[sheshe2]

22. I won't and neither will you, Ellie.

[EllieBC]

24. You got that right!

[sheshe2]

25. I read your last post in MIRT.

Sorry we did not serve together. I am still a Newbie after serving this year. I agree, great people there.

Thanks.

[George II]

15. Interesting that they went to The Intercept to make the announcement, and The Hill's article...

...makes no mention of the offensive t-shirt he's been sporting for a couple of weeks, honoring a Nazi collaborator who fought AGAINST Americans in WWII. And has been pointed out by someone else, no apology to Representative Davids, either?

[oasis]

17. AOC gets a tip of the hat from me.

[dansolo]

28. Why? Where is the public apology?

Until she publicly distances herself from him, I am assuming that he is still going to be advising her. The fact that this was done silently during a Friday new dumpmeans that she is only doing this because of the public outcry, and not because she disagrees with his actions.

[oasis]

29. C'mon, she cut the guy loose, which signals that she finally "gets it".

Clearing the boards to work on the more pressing issues ahead with a unified voice.

[brush]

30. This comes shortly after she met with the Speaker. I'm sure it was strongly...

suggested that he had to go and the bashing of other Dems on twitter coming out of her office had to stop.

[RandySF]

20. Good

I think he was a major source of unnecessary conflict.

[BlueIdaho]

23. That Staffer

Was not doing AOC any favors. Wise and practical.

[dalton99a]

26. Good for her. He's a troublemaker.

[mahina]

27. Jaysus, finally. I'm an AOC fan.

[Cha]

31. Chakrabarti and AOC need to apologize

to Rep Sharice Davids.

Link to tweet