US EditionAOC email seeks donations for turkey giveaway — but money goes straight to her campaign coffers
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- AOC has conducted Thanksgiving turkey fundraisers since her first year in office.
- Clicking on the contribution link leads donors to a campaign fundraising page managed by ActBlue.
- AOC and Rep. Gregory Meeks are the only representatives using campaign funds for this purpose.
- There are claims that AOC's turkey giveaway project may be a fraudulent scheme to solicit campaign donations.
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AOC's Thanksgiving turkey drive smells foul as donations are funneled through campaign · American Wire News
Thanksgiving food drives are working overtime to deliver holiday magic to families in need, but one elected official is being accused of fundraising off of free turkeys. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, is being accused of using the holiday season to fill her own campaign coffers. A New York Post report indicates that a link intended to encourage donations for Thanksgiving turkey giveaways is being used to route money to her campaign f…
AOC’s Big “Turkey Giveaway” Is a Campaign Fundraising Drive That Even Fellow Democrats Are Calling Out
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent out an email asking supporters to donate for a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway in New York City. “Thanksgiving is two weeks away. Will you chip in $5 or anything you can today to help us bring the joy of the holiday season into homes around NYC this year?” the message read. But those who clicked the link found themselves on ActBlue, the Democratic fundraising platform, contributing directly to her campaign. The pa…
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AOC email seeks donations for turkey giveaway — but money goes straight to her campaign coffers
Power-hungry “Squad” member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) cooked up a new way to have her cake and eat it too this Thanksgiving – by tying her annual turkey giveaway to her massive reelection campaign enterprise. And critics are crying fowl.
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