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AOC questioned over non-union Tesla purchase as Detroit auto strikes hit 10-day mark
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1:02Now PlayingAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez was questioned for her decision to buy a Tesla rather than an electric vehicle from a brand that employs union workers as labor strikes against Detroit automakers entered their tenth day.
The Democratic Socialist congresswoman, who has famously clashed with Tesla CEO Elon Musk online, pledged last year to trade in her Tesla for a union-made EV, but apparently has not gotten around to it.
“Our [Tesla] was purchased during the pandemic … before a vaccine had come out,” the congresswoman who represents parts of Queens and the Bronx told CBS News’ “Face The Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan on Sunday.
“So travel between New York and Washington — the safest way that we had determined was [a Tesla] EV, but that was prior to some of the new models coming out on the market that had the range available,” she added.
“We’re actually looking into trading in our car now.”
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