Saikat Chakrabarti, AOC Chief of Staff is leaving

[irisblue]

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I don't especially like him and my source is The Intercept and Twitterverse.

https://theintercept.com/2019/08/02/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-saikat-chakrabarti-corbin-trent/

More at article

Snip-"Saikat Chakrabarti, her chief of staff, and Corbin Trent, her director of communications — who, through their work with Justice Democrats, have been alongside Ocasio-Cortez since her primary run — will leave the lawmaker’s office. Chakrabarti will go to New Consensus, a nonprofit focused on climate issues and promoting the Green New Deal. Trent will direct communications on Ocasio-Cortez’s 2020 campaign, the same role he played during her first congressional run.

Saikat has decided to leave the office of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to work with New Consensus to further develop plans for a Green New Deal,” Trent said in a statement to The Intercept. “We are extraordinarily grateful for his service to advance a bold agenda and improve the lives of the people in NY-14. From his co-founding of Justice Democrats to his work on the Ocasio-Cortez campaign and in the official office, Saikat’s goal has always been to do whatever he can to help the larger progressive movement, and we look forward to continuing working with him to do just that.”



Twitter source- not a news media

Marcus H. Johnson (@marcushjohnson) Tweeted:
AOC’s chief of staff and comms director are out. After some of the stuff they were saying this month, it makes a lot of sense. Perhaps this signals they actually don’t want a major dust up with the Congressional Black Caucus

Link to tweet

Speaker Pelosi seems to favor stilettos 👠

[irisblue]

1. From HighPlainsDem thread in LBN

2nd source makes me feel better.. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142349313.

[Hekate]

8. Thanks for that

Like you, I'm glad he's out the door

[Tiggeroshii]

2. Not a bad thing

[irisblue]

3. That guy was trying way way past his league

[Tiggeroshii]

4. Agreed

I felt like he was easily trying to upstage his boss

[X_Digger]

5. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. n/t

[brush]

6. Guess he was allowed to say he was leaving when in reality she showed him the door...

good thing too as his tweating against other Dems was making it look like she wasn't in control of what was coming out of her office.

Glad she fired his ass.

[SidDithers]

7. Good...nt

Sid

[NBachers]

9. A good move on AOC's part.

[mcar]

10. Good

[dlk]

11. Saikat Was Not a Uniter for the Democrats

We don’t need any dividers at this critical juncture. Republicans give it their best shot, as it is.