Wow. Wow. Wow.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s controversial chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti, as well as her comms director, Corbin Trent are leaving to pursue other opportunities:

Chakrabarti will reportedly be replaced by AOC’s legislative affairs director, Ariel Eckblad, who had just returned from 12 weeks of parental leave:

Ariel Eckblad, 31, the congresswoman’s legislative director…will help steer Ocasio-Cortez as one of the most high-profile members of Congress.https://t.co/VIMHI3lBjP pic.twitter.com/U4NFlJRhBv — She the People (@_shethepeople) March 4, 2019

Eckblad had worked for Sen. Kamala Harris in the past:

Ariel Eckblad, AOC’s new chief of staff, presumably has thoughts about what the future of Democratic Party Foreign Policy should be…https://t.co/mIQ8JOHiFn pic.twitter.com/lWUNghA21V — Michael (@Michael_Youhana) August 2, 2019

And here’s a good thread from the Washington Examiner of some of Chakrabarti’s low-lights:

.@AOC's now former chief of staff was considered controversial for several instances, including what @PhilipAKlein called "killing" the Green New Deal by saying it was first and foremost designed to reform the economy, not handle climate change.https://t.co/4E7DoECBl8 — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 2, 2019

.@saikatc was also criticized for potentially idolizing ethnocentric fascist totalitarianism, per @TomRtweets, after wearing a shirt with the visage of Subhas Chandra Bose. Bose was notable for his allegiance to WWII Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.https://t.co/fN5uv4APhc — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 2, 2019

He was dragged by the @HouseDemocrats official account for accusing @RepDavids of perpetuating racism and told to "Keep Her Name Out Of Your Mouth." The exchange led to more disarray among Democrats on Twitter.https://t.co/q9Nfo6iiit — Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 2, 2019

Good riddance.

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AOC lectures Liz Cheney on nuclear war with a GIF of herself https://t.co/xWMxWahQZB — Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 2, 2019