We recommend the Rock Shrimp Roll and the Aoki Tai the next time you decide to dine in Miami. Ocasio-Cortez’s trip comes amid a rapid surge in COVID-19 cases. ”Welcome to Florida, AOC! We hope you’re enjoying a taste of freedom here in the Sunshine State thanks to leadership,” read a post from late Thursday night. The Team DeSantis Twitter account was quick to troll Ocasio-Cortez over her visit to the Sunshine State. In Florida, which is also seeing a spike in COVID cases, DeSantis signed a bill last month preventing businesses from creating vaccine mandates unless employees can opt out. The city has also instituted strict mask and vaccine requirements for businesses. Ocasio-Cortez’s winter getaway comes as New York City is experiencing record-high numbers of COVID-19 cases due to the Omicron variant, with officials reporting more than 40,000 new infections on Thursday. The images were obtained by National Review and published late Thursday. The far-left “Squad” member was pictured hoisting a cocktail and checking her phone with boyfriend Riley Roberts at a table outside of the Doraku Izakaya and Sushi restaurant in Miami Beach. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ditched New York’s chilly temperatures for the sunny climes of south Florida this week, prompting supporters of the state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, to hope she was “enjoying a taste of freedom.” Lefties slam Adams for NYC migrant crisis truth - because they’re accountable to no one Is AOC married? Mystery over House disclosure forms as she lists fiancé as ‘spouse’ĪOC inflation lie hurts the people she represents: New YorkersĪOC’s constituents slam her puzzling claim that inflation is propaganda: ‘Is she crazy?’