AOC Spent $50k On Ritzy Hotels, Other Amenities During Puerto Rico Jaunt-llllllllllll
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) spent nearly $50,000 on hotels, meals, and event costs in Puerto Rico during the third quarter of this year, according to newly filed federal campaign finance records. The congresswoman rented a venue in San Juan, where she attended a Bad Bunny concert in August, as part of the expenditures.
Filings from her principal campaign committee show payments of $680.52 on July 28 for lodging at the Hotel Palacio Provincial, followed by additional hotel charges of $1,507.26 on Aug. 29 and $9,440.79 on Sept. 29. The filings also list various meal and hospitality expenses, bringing the total to roughly $50,000 for the three months.
The spending occurred as Ocasio-Cortez used her social media platforms to criticize what she described as rising gentrification pressures on the island.
The “first-class,” “adults only” Palacio Provincial boasts of being “situated within an historic early 19th century building” with “transcendent hints of the structure’s grand colonial past,” according to the New York Post.
On Aug. 25, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress, the lawmaker’s campaign organization, reported an additional $3,861.20 payment to Hotel El Convento, a 19th-century property in San Juan known for its “old world charm and elegance,” according to Federal Election Commission filings.
In total, Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign spent $15,489.77 on lodging in Puerto Rico between July 1 and Sept. 30, according to Federal Election Commission records.
The filings also show $10,743.13 in expenses for meals and catering services on Aug. 25 and Sept. 29.
During the same period, the 34-year-old congresswoman was seen attending the Aug. 10 anti-ICE rapper’s concert in San Juan, where she appeared alongside Brooklyn Rep. Nydia Velázquez.
Other notable figures in attendance included NBA star LeBron James, hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea, actress Penélope Cruz, and actor Austin Butler, The Post reported.
FEC records also show that Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign paid more than $23,000 for “venue rental” at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico on June 24 and Aug. 25. It is not clear whether those expenditures were connected to the Bad Bunny performances.
Fox News first reported on the filings. In a statement to the outlet, Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign manager, Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben, said the congresswoman “regularly travels to Puerto Rico to support local causes and host events that require both staff and security.”
“She is deeply proud of her investment in grassroots organizing and will continue to be active in advocating for both people on the island and the millions of Puerto Ricans in the diaspora,” Hidalgo-Wohlleben added.
Throughout the third quarter, Ocasio-Cortez’s campaign also reported significant spending on “boutique” hotel stays and high-end food vendors in the continental United States, including during her “Fighting Oligarchy” tour with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
Filings show $6,600 in lodging expenses at the Hotel Vermont in Burlington. Additional campaign funds covered roughly $2,000 for a stay at the Thompson Central Park Hotel in Manhattan and about $3,000 for lodging at the Arlo Williamsburg in Brooklyn, the two outlets reported.
Other expenditures included $6,300 for a meal at Ama, an Italian restaurant in Washington’s Navy Yard neighborhood. Campaign records also show an additional $11,500 in dining expenses across Washington, D.C., Vermont, the Bronx, and Latham, New York — as well as payments to the ice cream vendor Mr. Ding-a-ling.
Ocasio-Cortez and socialism have taken quite a few hits in recent weeks.
Just before New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani arrived in Washington for his first meeting with President Trump, the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution condemning what it called the “horrors of socialism.”
“A yes vote on this resolution should be a relatively straightforward, easy decision. It simply states that Congress denounces socialism in all its forms and opposes the implementation of socialist policies in the United States of America,” Republican Arkansas Rep. French Hill said.
The measure passed in a bipartisan vote of 285-98. Among the 86 Democrats who backed it were 14 members from New York and New Jersey, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who endorsed Mamdani only in the final moments of the mayoral race.
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JUDICIAL RECKONING
The return of national sovereignty and administrative lethality reached a new milestone this Thursday, April 9, 2026. A blockbuster ruling in Los Angeles has left the DNC establishment and globalist elite reeling.
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction against California’s controversial "No Secret Police Act," blocking the state from prohibiting ICE agents from wearing masks. Judge Christina Snyder ruled the law unconstitutional, marking a decisive victory for President Donald J. Trump and the Department of Justice.
The court affirmed the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, stating California cannot discriminate against federal officers while exempting its own law enforcement. Attorney General Pamela Bondi praised the ruling, emphasizing the administration’s zero-tolerance stance on harassment of federal agents.
This decision reflects the 2026 mandate: a legal framework prioritizing the safety of American officers over the sanctuary policies pushed by Governor Gavin Newsom. It signals a sweeping rollback of state overreach in immigration enforcement.
Meanwhile, in Texas, a federal jury delivered historic terrorism convictions against nine members of a radical antifa cell. The group was found guilty for a violent 2025 attack on an ICE detention facility that left a police officer shot in the neck.
Ringleader Benjamin Song faces potential life imprisonment after evidence proved the attack was a coordinated assault using explosives and rifles—not the “noise demonstration” the defense claimed. Prosecutors called the verdict a landmark affirmation of Trump’s domestic terror designation.
With Kash Patel at the FBI and Todd Blanche at the DOJ, the dismantling of extremist cells has accelerated. Federal agencies continue to secure detention centers like Prairieland against those attempting to destabilize the republic.
Governor Gavin Newsom attempted to spin the court ruling as a “win,” citing the upheld “No Vigilantes Act.” But the truth remains: the centerpiece of his anti-ICE agenda—the “No Secret Police Act”—has been effectively struck down.
The defeat exposes the weakening foundation of California’s sanctuary policies. While Sacramento prioritizes the “civil rights” of illegal aliens, the Trump administration is defending the constitutional rights of federal officers.
The week closes as a sweeping administrative triumph for the Trump-GOP platform. From Los Angeles courtrooms to Texas jury boxes, real results—not rhetoric—are forging the 2026 midterm shield.
With 5% GDP growth and a secure border, the nation is reclaiming its stability and sovereignty. America moves forward with vigilance, resolve, and a renewed commitment to law and order.
God bless the USA—and the leaders who refuse to bow to the swamp or the radical mob.
oFar Left 'Squad' Member Learns Her Fate As Her Primary Election is Called
Washington D.C. — The far-left “Squad” took another massive hit Tuesday night as Missouri Democrat Rep. Cori Bush was soundly defeated in her primary by challenger Wesley Bell, who led by double digits with 54.9% to Bush’s 41.8%.
Bush, one of the most extreme voices in Congress, joins Rep. Jamaal Bowman as the second Squad member to lose her seat this cycle. Her defeat is a clear rejection of the radical socialist, anti-police, pro-Hamas agenda she has pushed since entering Congress in 2021.
Bush rose to prominence after participating in the Ferguson riots and has spent years promoting false narratives about Michael Brown while calling for defunding the police — even as violent crime soared in her St. Louis district. She has repeatedly aligned herself with pro-Hamas protesters, blamed Israel for the October 7 massacre, and faced controversy over allegedly funneling thousands of campaign dollars to her husband for “security services” while demanding less police protection for her constituents.
Republicans celebrated the win with well-deserved mockery. Pro-Trump comedian Terrance K. Williams posted:
“A ‘BLACK JOB’ IS SOMETHING CORI BUSH DOES NOT HAVE. OH HAPPY DAY! She is the second Squad member to lose her seat! I can’t wait until they are all gone.”
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, who served with Bush on the House Judiciary Committee, sarcastically noted:
“I will miss Cori Bush missing every committee meeting.”
Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier added:
“The Squad’s Cori Bush has LOST her primary. Join me in saying GOOD RIDDANCE! Hamas might be hiring, Cori!”
Even actor Michael Rapaport, a vocal Israel supporter, celebrated:
“Tonight at the rally they said let’s bring back ‘JOY’ to politics and boom CORI BUSH is done with Politics…. I feel JOY all of a sudden.”
This is the second straight blow to the radical Squad. Jamaal Bowman lost his primary earlier after endorsing pro-Hamas demonstrators on college campuses. Both Bush and Bowman blamed their defeats on pro-Israel funding from AIPAC rather than admitting the truth: their extreme, anti-American, and anti-Israel positions have become toxic to voters.
The radical left’s Squad is crumbling because the American people are rejecting their agenda of defunding police, embracing socialism, supporting radical Islamists, and putting foreign interests above American citizens. Voters want secure borders, safe streets, strong economy, and leaders who put America First — not performative radicals who miss committee meetings and push policies that hurt their own districts.
Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, the Republican Party is becoming the party of working Americans, law and order, and common sense. Meanwhile, the Democrat Party continues its death spiral — hemorrhaging voters, losing favorability, and watching its most extreme members get rejected at the ballot box.
Cori Bush’s defeat is not just a loss for one radical congresswoman. It is a rejection of the entire Squad’s toxic ideology. The American people are waking up and choosing sanity over socialism, strength over weakness, and America First over America Last.
More Squad members are on the ballot soon. The trend is clear: radicalism is losing, and the America First movement is winning.
