The "Squad" member shared a drink and a laugh with an unknown dining guest at Doraku Sushi and Izakaya, according to pictures shared by the National Review.
Ocasio-Cortez was dragged on Twitter by Conservatives joking regarding her strict view on COVID protocols, including a Twitter account devoted to and supported by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who invited her to "enjoy a taste of freedom" in the Sunshine State.
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"Welcome to Florida, AOC! We hope you're enjoying a taste of freedom here in the Sunshine State thanks to @RonDeSantisFL's leadership," the tweet, by the Team DeSantis account, read.
"P.S. We recommend the Rock Shrimp Roll and the Aoki Tai the next time you decide to dine in Miami. Cheers!," announced a follow-up tweet.
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Others branded the hypocrisy in her flouting her own COVID rules. "You're being played by @AOC dummies," Kyle Becker, who operates the conservative site Becker News, insisted.
"Hey @AOC, tell me you endorse @RonDeSantisFL without telling me you endorse @RonDeSantisFL," wrote Shawn Farash, who operates the conservative group Long Island Loud Majority.
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Ocasio-Cortez traveled to Florida as her home city struggles with a surge in COVID cases. New York has generated a record number of first responders to call in sick. More than 20% of the city's police officers and 30% of paramedics were out sick Thursday, city officials told Fox News.
The city has no intention to drop its COVID protocols as incoming New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who will be sworn in Saturday, declared Thursday his plans to keep in place many of outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio's limitations, including a vaccination mandate for entering local businesses.
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New York has been smashing COVID records, breaking one for the second day in a row with over 74,000 new cases Thursday, according to WNBC-TV of New York City.
Hospitalizations continue to increase in the Empire State, reaching over 7,300, the report announced. The number of ICU patients in New York rose to over 1,000 on Thursday, smashing that mark for the first time since March, the station continued.
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Back in February, when Senator Ted Cruz (RTexas) drew fire for taking a trip to Cancun, Mexico, during a winter disaster in Texas that left millions without power or water, Ocasio-Cortez joined the pile on.
"If Sen. Cruz had resigned back in January after helping gin up a violent insurrection that killed several people, he could've taken his vacation in peace," she tweeted at the time. "Texans should continue to demand his resignation."
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