AOC fires warning shot at Mikie Sherrill, congressional stock market millionaires over stock trades as NJ governor race heats up

Newark, NJ – Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a stark message aimed squarely at Rep. Mikie Sherrill amid her campaign for New Jersey governor, questioning whether lawmakers enriched by stock market trades should hold office at all — and suggesting those unwilling to divest should “stay home.”

In a blunt statement, Ocasio-Cortez said candidates complaining about having to give up personal financial interests shouldn’t run for public office, citing her own experience of entering politics as a waitress. The remarks came as scrutiny intensifies over Sherrill’s financial gains from stock trading during her time in Congress.

“You guys have to go,” Ocasio-Cort

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