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

FIRST ON FOX Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's D-N Y campaign spent nearly K in Puerto Rico between late June and September on luxury hotels pricey meals and K on a venue rental at the same San Juan arena where she was spotted dancing in a suite at a Bad Bunny concert during an August trip to the U S territory Videos that emerged on social media from the August trip show AOC visiting a housing advancement to rail against gentrification while other footage from social media established her dancing in what appears to be box seats at a Bad Bunny concert on Aug alongside Rep Nydia Vela zquez D-N Y Between August and September Bad Bunny held a -show Residency tour at the popular El Choli Coliseo de Puerto Rico in San Juan which was attended by a slew of celebrities like LeBron James Iggy Azalea Penelope Cruz Austin Butler among others Meanwhile a campaign finance assessment from the third quarter which records campaign expenses for members of Congress between July and Sept shows that AOC's campaign spent over at two luxury hotels in San Juan where Bad Bunny was holding his residency tour The campaign also spent over on meals and catering services the filings show Federal Voting Commission FEC filings for Q show expenditures from the congresswoman's principal campaign committee on two luxury hotels in San Juan the Hotel Palacio Provincial and Hotel El Convento On July AOC's campaign forked over to Hotel Palacio Provincial followed by subsequent payments to the hotel on Aug for and Sept for A payment also went to Hotel El Convento on Aug which owns the Hotel Palacio Provincial property as well In total AOC's Q filings show she spent on lodging alone in Puerto Rico FAR-LEFT FIREBRAND REFUSED TO PAY HIGH-END CONDO PAYMENTS DESPITE SPENDING SPREE ON LUXURY HOTELSThe same filings show AOC's campaign spent on catering and meals in Puerto Rico The payments were dated across two separate days Aug and Sept and included high-end restaurants in San Juan such as Cocina Abierta Cocina al Fondo and Verde Mesa In two separate payments on June and Aug AOC's campaign also spent more than on Venue Rental at the Coliseo De Puerto Rico which is where Bad Bunny held multiple concerts as part of his Residency tour including on Aug the day that AOC attended his concert Fox News Digital could not confirm whether the payments were for multiple visits or whether a down payment was made and the final payment was paid later by the campaign In response to this article Ocasio-Cortez's campaign manager Oliver Hidalgo-Wohlleben communicated Fox News Digital that AOC regularly travels to Puerto Rico to patronage local causes and host events that require both staff and safeguard She is deeply proud of her funding in grassroots organizing and will continue to be progressing in advocating for both people on the island and the millions of Puerto Ricans in the diaspora Hidalgo-Wohlleben mentioned DEM HOUSE CANDIDATE'S LUXURIOUS LIFESTYLE CLASHES WITH 'WORKING-CLASS' CAMPAIGN MESSAGEOcasio-Cortez's campaign didn't just drop thousands on luxury hotels and high-end food in Puerto Rico AOC also continued racking up multi-thousand dollar hotel stays at boutique luxury hotels and high-end food vendors stateside during the third quarter filing period as well including from sellers that were based along the Fighting Oligarchy tour she participated in with Sen Bernie Sanders I-Vt earlier this year She dropped nearly at the Hotel Vermont in Burlington which followed an April visit that racked up over according to the congresswoman's second quarter filings Her campaign also spent almost for a stay at an upscale boutique hotel near Central Park called the Thompson Central Park hotel The Arlo Williamsburg a Brooklyn high-rise hotel with a rooftop pool and bar was also listed in her bulk latest FEC description which revealed she dropped nearly on her stay there AOC's preponderance up-to-date FEC filing also reveals she racked up thousands of dollars in high-end restaurants including a bill at a fancy restaurant in D C called Ama while her campaign also spent for Ice Cream from Mr Ding-a-ling Ice Cream located in Latham New York The campaign spent on catering from D C -area executive chef Caleb Jang Other high-end restaurants the campaign ate at stateside during Q include El Secreto De Rosita in D C Hen of the Wood in Vermont Central Park Boathouse and Mottley Kitchen in the Bronx Bills for these dinners ranged from a insufficient hundred dollars to a couple of thousand dollars totaling over