NYT’s Mara Gay Compares Ocasio-Cortez to Trump, De Blasio for Her Treatment of the Press

MELBER I m joined ░░░░░░░░ Mara Gay from The ░░░░░░░░ York Times She s ░░░░░░░░ got them going GAY ░░░░░░░░ does she is yeah ░░░░░░░░ many of the attacks ░░░░░░░░ the congresswoman I find ░░░░░░░░ be completely out of ░░░░░░░░ field just sexist racist ░░░░░░░░ inappropriate What The New ░░░░░░░░ post story did today ░░░░░░░░ something different that we ░░░░░░░░ call accountability journalism It ░░░░░░░░ does matter that you ░░░░░░░░ live in the district ░░░░░░░░ you represent And honestly ░░░░░░░░ seems like this is ░░░░░░░░ of a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and she does live ░░░░░░░░ the district My actual ░░░░░░░░ of concern is that ░░░░░░░░ congresswoman has yet to ░░░░░░░░ these claims appropriately I ░░░░░░░░ to members of the ░░░░░░░░ particularly The Post MELBER ░░░░░░░░ GAY So she actually ░░░░░░░░ earlier today saying I ░░░░░░░░ live in the district ░░░░░░░░ fact I just Instagram ░░░░░░░░ a post last night ░░░░░░░░ my new apartment MELBER ░░░░░░░░ this is her tweet ░░░░░░░░ m not going to ░░░░░░░░ my personal address or ░░░░░░░░ people when I move ░░░░░░░░ GAY That s right ░░░░░░░░ course no one expects ░░░░░░░░ to tweet out her ░░░░░░░░ but there is traditionally ░░░░░░░░ very important relationship between ░░░░░░░░ of the media including ░░░░░░░░ Post and elected That ░░░░░░░░ something that they could ░░░░░░░░ dealt with privately and ░░░░░░░░ could have at least ░░░░░░░░ to a press inquiry ░░░░░░░░ You make an interesting ░░░░░░░░ that notwithstanding calling out ░░░░░░░░ bunch of what we ░░░░░░░░ and what s wrong ░░░░░░░░ those type of attacks ░░░░░░░░ and this is becoming ░░░░░░░░ common in our Internet ░░░░░░░░ is seizing on this ░░░░░░░░ another fight and not ░░░░░░░░ your view doing enough ░░░░░░░░ deal with the serious ░░░░░░░░ of engaging the press ░░░░░░░░ yes a public official ░░░░░░░░ residence is an issue ░░░░░░░░ they have to live ░░░░░░░░ the district et cetera ░░░░░░░░ That s right And ░░░░░░░░ s remember that the ░░░░░░░░ actually ran her campaign ░░░░░░░░ part based on the ░░░░░░░░ that former congressman Joe ░░░░░░░░ didn t really live ░░░░░░░░ his district in all ░░░░░░░░ and really hadn t ░░░░░░░░ enough time there This ░░░░░░░░ a relevant question And ░░░░░░░░ The Post is conservative ░░░░░░░░ they may not always ░░░░░░░░ fair to her but ░░░░░░░░ s a fair question ░░░░░░░░ it s one I ░░░░░░░░ that she should respond ░░░░░░░░ in kind and not ░░░░░░░░ ignore press inquiries and ░░░░░░░░ tweet at will on ░░░░░░░░ know about your comment ░░░░░░░░ is not the first ░░░░░░░░ she has done this ░░░░░░░░ Does that remind you ░░░░░░░░ someone GAY It reminds ░░░░░░░░ of two people One ░░░░░░░░ be Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ other would be Mayor ░░░░░░░░ de Blasio MELBER Well ░░░░░░░░ at you spitting hot ░░░░░░░░ The headline here New ░░░░░░░░ Times reporter backing up ░░░░░░░░ New York Post for ░░░░░░░░ journalism as you put ░░░░░░░░ That’s very interesting.”