Ocasio-Cortez’s Met Gala Math: Tax the Rich, But Lose the Receipt
In what sounds like "ethics meets a thrift shop showdown," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was found to have underpaid for her 2021 Met Gala outfit and must now cough up $2,733 plus $250 for her fiancé's ticket—because apparently being fashionably late to ethics compliance isn't a thing. The bipartisan committee cited that her conduct 'was inconsistent with House Rules,' although they admitted she didn't do it 'knowingly and willfully.' So basically, if you direct vendors to 'keep costs down' but forget to check the ethics rulebook, you still ‘bear ultimate responsibility.’
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AOC’s Met Gala ethics saga: Underpaid by a few grand, but hey, it’s not 'knowing and willful.' That’s like a cheater saying, 'Oops, I didn’t know overtime rules existed!'
So AOC’s crime was buying a $2,733 underpriced dress and hosting a fiancé who wasn’t on the guest list—basically an episode of 'Keeping Up With the Congressional Ethics.'
This Met Gala kerfuffle is like realizing you’re at a buffet, take more food than you pay, then get told to tip extra so the servers don’t report you. Classy.
Source: Axios | Published: 7/25/2025 | Author: Andrew Solender
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