Correction: A previous version of this article indicated that Amazon had generated $ 11.2 trillion in revenue in 2018 instead of $ 11.2 billion. We regret the mistake.
Since her election to Congress in 2018, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has not failed to provoke controversy. She received many criticisms after her vocal opposition to Amazon's opening (AMZN) of her second seat in Long Island City, New York, an agreement that ultimately failed due to a shock in return.
Billionaire and Republican donor Stephen Ross said that it was "extremely" a mistake for AOC to oppose Amazon HQ2.
"Who did she really represent?" Ross said. "I mean, herself, I think, and her own agenda and popularity. She quickly became a very powerful person. I think she is leading us totally in the wrong direction. "
Ross shared these comments with Yahoo Finance's editor, Andy Serwer, in an episode of "Influencers with Andy Serwer," a series of weekly interviews with business, political, and entertainment executives .
"I do not think America is ready"
Bronx-born billionaire investor, Mario Gabelli, has already expressed his disappointment over the failure of the Amazon HQ2 deal with Yahoo Finance, although it did not mentioned the name of Ocasio-Cortez.
"The crush in New York was the financial illiterate [who] I did not understand that you had to bring in Amazon, "said Gabelli, and like Gabelli, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, also lamented the failed move without mentioning anyone by name.
President Donald Trump however chose AOC, blaming it for Amazon's decision to abolish its plans for QG2.
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Protesters hold placards during a demonstration against Amazon in front of New York City Hall, United States, on Wednesday, January 30, 2019. The New York City Council held a hearing today to discuss tax benefits at the base of Amazon's HQ2 agreement and its potential impact. to have on the city. Photographer: Sangsuk Sylvia Kang / Bloomberg via Getty Images
George Miranda, vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, left, and Stuart Appelbaum, president of the RWDU, at a protest against Amazon outside City Hall in New York York, United States, Wednesday, 30, 2019. New York City Council held a hearing today to discuss the tax benefits at the core of Amazon's agreement with its head office and its potential impact on the city. Photographer: Sangsuk Sylvia Kang / Bloomberg via Getty Images
Stuart Appelbaum, president of the wholesalers wholesalers syndicate (RWDU) at the center, speaks at a protest against Amazon in front of City Hall in New York, United States, on Wednesday 30 January 2019. The New York City Council held a hearing today discussing the tax benefits that underpin Amazon's HQ2 agreement and its potential impact on the city. Photographer: Sangsuk Sylvia Kang / Bloomberg via Getty Images
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 30: New York City Council holds its second hearing challenging the city's deal and state that gave Amazon $ 3 billion to move a second long seat island city in Queens. City council members criticized Amazon for its anti-union policies and alleged cooperation with immigration authorities. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 30: New York City Council holds its second hearing challenging the city's deal and state that gave Amazon $ 3 billion to move a second long seat island city in Queens. City council members criticized Amazon for its anti-union policies and alleged cooperation with immigration authorities. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 30: New York City Council holds its second hearing challenging the city's deal and state that gave Amazon $ 3 billion to move a second long seat island city in Queens. City council members criticized Amazon for its anti-union policies and alleged cooperation with immigration authorities. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 30: New York City Council holds its second hearing challenging the city's deal and state that gave Amazon $ 3 billion to move a second long seat island city in Queens. City council members criticized Amazon for its anti-union policies and alleged cooperation with immigration authorities. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 30: New York City Council holds its second hearing challenging the city's deal and state that gave Amazon $ 3 billion to move a second long seat island city in Queens. City council members criticized Amazon for its anti-union policies and alleged cooperation with immigration authorities. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 30: Protesters gather against Amazon and the company plans to move their second headquarters to the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens at New York City Hall on Jan. 30. 2019 in New York. Some Queens community members and activists say Amazon's move to Queens will help further gentrify neighborhoods in the region and further strain the already struggling infrastructure system. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 30: Protesters gather against Amazon and the company plans to move their second headquarters to the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens at New York City Hall on Jan. 30. 2019 in New York. Some Queens community members and activists say Amazon's move to Queens will help further gentrify neighborhoods in the region and further strain the already struggling infrastructure system. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JANUARY 30: Protesters gather against Amazon and the company plans to move their second headquarters to the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens at New York City Hall on Jan. 30. 2019 in New York. Some Queens community members and activists say Amazon's move to Queens will help further gentrify neighborhoods in the region and further strain the already struggling infrastructure system. (Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
Protesters gathered at Lexington Ave, New York, United States, December 19, 2018, to say "No" to the "HQ2" decision of the Amazon.
The organizers of Northern Virginia, Nashville and New York intend to protest Amazon's expansion at this week's meetings and request a process of participation from the community that is sorely lacking. (Photo by Karla Ann Cote / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Protesters gathered at Lexington Ave, New York, United States, December 19, 2018, to say "No" to the "HQ2" decision of the Amazon.
The organizers of Northern Virginia, Nashville and New York intend to protest Amazon's expansion at this week's meetings and request a process of participation from the community that is sorely lacking. (Photo by Karla Ann Cote / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Protesters gathered at Lexington Ave, New York, United States, December 19, 2018, to say "No" to the "HQ2" decision of the Amazon.
The organizers of Northern Virginia, Nashville and New York intend to protest Amazon's expansion at this week's meetings and request a process of participation from the community that is sorely lacking. (Photo by Karla Ann Cote / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Protesters gathered at Lexington Ave, New York, United States, December 19, 2018, to say "No" to the "HQ2" decision of the Amazon.
The organizers of Northern Virginia, Nashville and New York intend to protest Amazon's expansion at this week's meetings and request a process of participation from the community that is sorely lacking. (Photo by Karla Ann Cote / NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – DECEMBER 12: New York City activists, politicians and trade unionists hold press conference on City Hall marches to voice opposition to accord on tax relief at Amazon on December 12, 2018 in New York. The mayor and governor of New York have offered Amazon significant economic incentives to move to new premises in Long Island City, Queens. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis via Getty Images)
MANHATTAN CITY CENTER, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2018/11/30: CUNY students, staff and allies held a rally in front of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. headquarters in downtown Manhattan , to protest against the chairman of CUNY 's board of directors, Bill Thompson, who had approved the Amazon HQ2 project. The students called on Bill Thompson to immediately withdraw support for the agreement with Amazon and plead in favor of the $ 2.7 billion investment promised to the company, which will be invested in the CUNY university system and his students. (Photo by Erik McGregor / Pacific Press / LightRocket via Getty Images)
MANHATTAN CITY CENTER, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – 2018/11/30: CUNY students, staff and allies held a rally in front of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co. headquarters in downtown Manhattan , to protest against the chairman of CUNY 's board of directors, Bill Thompson, who had approved the Amazon HQ2 project. The students called on Bill Thompson to immediately withdraw support for the agreement with Amazon and plead in favor of the $ 2.7 billion investment promised to the company, which will be invested in the CUNY university system and his students. (Photo by Erik McGregor / Pacific Press / LightRocket via Getty Images)
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"Tens of thousands of jobs," Trump said. "It was a good thing. And she stopped Amazon from going – it was a good deal. "
AOC's defense of its skepticism about the proposal was that the retail giant probably would have received $ 3 billion in tax incentives. Amazon had already faced fierce criticism after its revelation that it would pay $ 0 in federal income tax of $ 11.2 billion by 2018.
"We can create these jobs without marginalizing people," Ocasio-Cortez said at a public event held in Queens in April. "Are these the jobs they offer to NYCHA people, are these jobs going to our community? Or are we simply importing people already wealthy to move us? "
Ross viewed his attitude as an additional detriment to the economic prosperity of New York City.
"I think if you ask the people of Queens and New York, his attitude against Amazon was probably very detrimental to them and to the city," he said. "But she wants to be there, she wants to be frank, and she wants to take us in a direction I do not think America is ready for or will ever be."
Adriana is associate editor for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter @adrianambells.
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