'You should resign in disgrace': AOC is mocked on Twitter for celebrating Amazon job cuts
- AOC touted her 2018 efforts to prevent Amazon building its new HQ in New York
- Her intervention is estimated to have cost 25,000 jobs for the Big Apple
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (pictured) was mocked for telling her followers it was 'worth it' to block Amazon's attempt to move its headquarters to New York, where she is a congresswoman
Amazon's headquarters expansion will see several massive buildings erected. The Helix (above) is one of the planned buildings
She recalled her opposition to Amazon's headquarters expansion in 2018, when New York was in prime position to land the new complex.
Faced with backlash to her initial tweet, AOC then doubled down on her stance, telling her 13 million followers it was 'worth it' to block the construction.
'I know I’ll never get an apology for that time, but it was worth it,' she said.
Her twitter rant was met with staunch criticism from those who say New York would have benefitted from the economy-boosting development, which was estimated to bring 25,000 jobs to the Big Apple.
'You don't deserve an apology, you should resign in disgrace,' said one critic.
Another joked: 'Lucky they have you, to save them from all those jobs!'
'Wait, you prevented jobs from coming to NY. Then you take an "I told you so" victory lap?' said a third.
Amazon's primary headquarters is located in Seattle. It announced plans for the HQ2 campus, near Washington DC, in 2019 after abandoning plans to move to the Big Apple.
The company has already hired more than 8,000 employees and will welcome them to the nearly-completed Met Park campus when it opens in June.
Amazon has pledged to spend $2.5 billion and hire some 25,000 workers at the Arlington site by 2030.
The New York HQ complex was officially scrapped in early 2019, with AOC's intervention estimated to have cost her city roughly 25,000 jobs.
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