Real estate mogul and longtime “Shark Tank” host Kevin O’Leary once again weighed in on the state of New York City during an interview with former Fox News host “Tyrus.” This time, “Mr. Wonderful” took aim at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), stating that he would not trust her to run a candy store.
“I look at AOC, what an incredible, incredibly successful politician she is, and what a horrific manager she is. Her jurisdiction looks like a third-world country, and yet she’s great at social media and making outrageous statements and getting five dollars at a time on every way she can on social media,” O’Leary said. “Good for her.”
O’Leary then pointed to AOC’s opposition to Amazon coming to the New York area before pondering how her constituents continue to elect her.
“How does that survive?” he asked. “Wouldn’t you say, ‘Excuse me, I live here, I pay taxes here, and I don’t think you’re doing a great job for me as a manager. How about I hire somebody else? that’s what I would encourage.”
When asked whether his opposition to the far-left congresswoman’s policies was personal or purely business-related, the Shark Tank mainstay argued that while “everything is personal” in the current environment, her record alone is disqualifying.
“So if she was a business, would you pass? Let me be specific. I would not let her manage a candy store,” O’Leary said.
In recent months, O’Leary has emerged as a leading critic of several of New York’s left-wing policies. He has most frequently discussed Attorney General Letitia James’ dubious civil fraud case against former President Donald Trump, as he also has major real estate holdings within the city.
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