AOC complains her Twitter account 'conveniently' not working after tiff with CEO Elon Musk
Musk has been on the defensive, fending off criticism of the $8 charge for Twitter verification since it was announced days ago
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The feud between new Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., continued Wednesday evening before the lawmaker claimed her account "conveniently" stopped working.
Hours after Musk addressed critics of the platform’s proposed plan to charge users $8 a month to keep their blue check status on Twitter, Ocasio-Cortez, fired back at Musk.
"One guy’s business plan for a $44 billion over-leveraged purchase is apparently to run around and individually ask people for $8," she wrote in a series of tweets. "Remember that next time you question yourself or your qualifications."
This illustration photo taken May 13, 2022, displays Elon Musks Twitter account with a Twitter logo in the background in Los Angeles. (CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The tweet came after Musk pointed out a sweatshirt on AOC’s website that costs $58, an attempt to defend his new Twitter verification service fee.
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"Proud of this and always will be," the Democratic lawmaker responded. "My workers are union, make a living wage, have full healthcare, and aren’t subject to racist treatment in their workplaces. Items are made in USA."
Then, Ocasio-Cortez’s notifications "conveniently" stopped working, she claimed.
"Also my Twitter mentions/notifications conveniently aren’t working tonight, so I was informed via text that I seem to have gotten under a certain billionaire’s skin," she wrote.
A split photo of Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. (CARINA JOHANSEN/NTB/AFP via Getty Images/Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images / Getty Images)
AOC added: "Just a reminder that money will never by your way out of insecurity, folks." She later corrected her "by" typo with, "BUY*."
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Musk has been on the defensive and has repeatedly tried to fend off criticism of the $8 charge since it was first unofficially announced days ago, prompting backlash from Ocasio-Cortez and others.
Musk initially pitched a $20 monthly fee for verification, but quickly dialed it back to $8, a much more modest figure. Twitter will still be free to use for most users.
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It is not immediately clear when Musk anticipates starting the monthly fee. He has also suggested making exceptions to the charge for scientific journals and others.
Musk agreed to buy Twitter for $44 billion in April, but it wasn't until last Thursday evening that he finally closed the deal, after his attempts to back out of it led to a protracted legal fight with the company.