Ocasio-Cortez qualified as "illiterate financially" during the Sharpton event on Amazon, risk of being ousted from his duties

Hours before Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a "reparations program" at an event sponsored by Al Sharpton in New York on Friday, she was described as "illiterate financially" when from the same conference for killing Amazon's deal with the state.

Ocasio-Cortez addressed the crowd at the National Action Network, claiming that his Green New Deal was planning to repair the slavery of black Americans, in addition to the radical overhaul of the economy in an effort to combat climate change.

OCASIO-CORTEZ CALLS ON THE AGENDA FOR REPAIRS FROM 2020, THE DEMS BEGIN

But at the same conference, a few hours before the Ocasio-Cortez speech, an investor tore apart those who opposed the deal with Amazon for a state that would have generated billions of tax revenues and 25,000 jobs.

"Campaigners against the Amazon campus are illiterate financially," said Tracy Maitland, President and Chief Investment Officer of Advent Capital Management, at a roundtable on the Black Economic Agenda, according to the New York Post.

"People who campaign against the Amazon campus are illiterate financially."

– Tracy Maitland

He later told the newspaper that he accused the 29-year-old Socialist Democrat of spreading misinformation and helping to cancel the agreement with Amazon that would have benefited the locals. from his country.

AOC MOCKED FOR "ACCENT" AT SHARPTON EVENT; COMPARED TO HILLARY CLINTON

"It was a shame. I partially blame AOC for the loss of Amazon. She does not know what she does not know. It's scary. We need to make sure that she is better educated or not leaving her anymore, "he said, noting that Ocasio-Cortez implied that the state was giving a $ 3 billion blank check instead. than tax credits based on the number of jobs created.

"It was a shame. I partially blame AOC for the loss of Amazon. She does not know what she does not know. It's scary. We must make sure that she is better educated or give up her candidacy. "

– Tracy Maitland

Bill Thompson, president of the City University of New York, also told the panel that jobs had been "subtracted" from most Latino and black university students.

"We were at the table talking to Amazon about how students could find a job. … these opportunities have been seized, "said Thompson.

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

"These students are like us. … We are talking about thousands of high-paying jobs. It was a disappointment from CUNY's point of view.