CUPP: Say what you will about Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez but she knows how to make headlines and enemies. In the same week that she introduced her green new deal legislation, the freshman representative from Queens celebrated a report that Amazon is reconsidering its plan to open a new campus in New York's Long Island city neighborhood, which borders Ocasio-Cortez's district in Queens. According to "The Washington Post," which is owned by Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos, company executives are rethinking the move and are frustrated with the reception the plan got as it immediately facilitated opposition from AOC and local progressive and union leaders and community members. But there are still plenty of powerful proponents of the impending move, like New York governor Andrew Cuomo. Yesterday he called opposition to the deal "irresponsible and governmental malpractice." Meanwhile, Mayor Bill de Blasio remained confident it would move forward and Amazon released a statement saying it was, quote, "focusing on engaging with our new neighbors." Speaking of Amazon, I'll try t o make sense of the messy fight between founder Jeff Bezos and "National Enquirer" publisher AMI. Stick around for that. We'll be right back.
Amazon Reportedly Rethinking Plan for Massive NYC Campus