US Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Fires Back at Jake Paul Over 'Fake American Citizen' Comment
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) took aim at influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul over his criticism of Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, saying he had a personal stake in the issue and was simply trying to deflect attention from his own tax avoidance.
In a scathing response, AOC wrote that Paul's call for Bad Bunny to be labeled a "fake American citizen" was hypocritical, given the fact that Paul himself moved to Puerto Rico last year as part of a trend of wealthy foreigners taking advantage of the island's tax breaks and incentives.
By contrast, Bad Bunny has long been open about his support for low-income kids' access to arts and sports programs, funding initiatives in his home country through the Benito Bowl charity, which he founded.
Furthermore, Paul had previously called out Bad Bunny for his criticism of the tax exemptions in a 2022 interview. In the same interview, Logan Paul - Jake's brother - defended their cousin, saying that Puerto Ricans are Americans and they should be given more opportunities to showcase their talent.
After AOC took issue with Jake Paul's original comment, he tried to backtrack by changing his X bio to "Benito #1 fan" and claiming that his "fake citizen" remark was not about the citizenship status of Puerto Ricans, but rather people who use their First Amendment rights to criticize America.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) took aim at influencer-turned-boxer Jake Paul over his criticism of Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny, saying he had a personal stake in the issue and was simply trying to deflect attention from his own tax avoidance.
In a scathing response, AOC wrote that Paul's call for Bad Bunny to be labeled a "fake American citizen" was hypocritical, given the fact that Paul himself moved to Puerto Rico last year as part of a trend of wealthy foreigners taking advantage of the island's tax breaks and incentives.
By contrast, Bad Bunny has long been open about his support for low-income kids' access to arts and sports programs, funding initiatives in his home country through the Benito Bowl charity, which he founded.
Furthermore, Paul had previously called out Bad Bunny for his criticism of the tax exemptions in a 2022 interview. In the same interview, Logan Paul - Jake's brother - defended their cousin, saying that Puerto Ricans are Americans and they should be given more opportunities to showcase their talent.
After AOC took issue with Jake Paul's original comment, he tried to backtrack by changing his X bio to "Benito #1 fan" and claiming that his "fake citizen" remark was not about the citizenship status of Puerto Ricans, but rather people who use their First Amendment rights to criticize America.
Jake Paul's comment is like, super outta touch with reality you know? He's trying to deflect from his own tax avoidance by taking a swipe at Bad Bunny and Puerto Ricans in general... meanwhile, he moves to PR last year and just takes advantage of the tax breaks himself 
i mean i love pineapple on my pizza too but it's crazy how different ppl can have diff opinions on food 
i was at this pizza place once and they had a pineapple pepperoni combo that sounded so weird but ended up being actually pretty good 
he thinks hes got some kinda cred because he just moved to puerto rico for the tax breaks lol like what a total hypocrite 
and now he's trying to backtrack by saying its not about citizenship status but about free speech? give me a break 
he was just trying to get under bad bunny's skin and distract from his own shady dealings 
! jake paul is trying to deflect attention with his own shady history 
and bad bunny's philanthropy is truly inspiring 
. it's not about citizenship status, it's about the hypocrisy and shade he threw at bad bunny in the first place 
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. The fact that Jake moved to Puerto Rico just to save on taxes is wild 
. Can we focus on real issues instead of these silly celebrity feuds? 
not cool, dude. 
AOC totally got him in a corner 
AOC is my queen for speaking truth to power 