AOC’s housing agenda under fire after NYC hotel rates jump 12%

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., escalated her criticism of billionaires and short-term rental companies as the debate intensified over housing affordability and economic policy.

"Take Airbnb," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on X. "They heavily lobby politicians against passing housing laws to protect working class residents because it’s bad for their business model."

The New York Democrat argued the short-term rental giant has expanded by benefiting from housing shortages and displacement in communities across the United States.