Socialist Candidate Visits Restaurant That’s Closing Due To Policy She Supports

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic Socialist candidate for Congress in New York, recently visited the restaurant where she used to work. Ironically, the business is closing due to a minimum wage increase she supports.

The Washington Free Beacon reports:

Ocasio-Cortez Visits Restaurant Closed by Her Policies

Socialist New York congressional hopeful Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lamented the closing of her former employer but glided over the fact that it was closing because of the minimum-wage hikes she supports.

On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez visited The Coffee Shop, a Union Square icon for years, to emphasize her familiarity with the lives of everyday workers. She cited her experience at the restaurant as a case study in bettering oneself and the future.

“The restaurant I used to work at is closing its doors. I swung by today to say hi one last time and kid around with friends like old times,” she said on Monday. “I’m a normal, working person who chose to run for office, because I believe we can have a better future. You can do it too. We all can.”

Her former employers announced the closure of the eatery in July, blaming in part the policies that Ocasio-Cortez has campaigned on. The Coffee Shop co-owner and president Charles Milite told the New York Post that escalating rents as well as New York’s minimum-wage hikes were to blame for shuttering the company, which employed 150 workers.

Frank Luntz noted the irony on Twitter:

The reason for closing, according to the restaurant owner: “The minimum wage is going up and we have a huge number of employees.”

👉🏻 https://t.co/hczD7mjf7e https://t.co/1jfa3mGERV

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 21, 2018

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