‘F**k AOC': Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Bronx headquarters vandalised
AOC's office was attacked after the far-left 'Squad' member voted against cutting US funding for Israel.
On Sunday, the headquarters was seen splattered with red paint and adorned with signs accusing Cortez of funding "genocide in Gaza".
Cortez's decision to vote against stopping the Jewish state's missile defence funding went against her fellow Squad members' votes.
The group Boogie Down Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attack, according to reporter Ashoka Jegroo.
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