New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is criticizing CNN for hiring a former spokesperson for Jeff Sessions.

CNN announced yesterday Sarah Isgur Flores, who served as Jeff Sessions spokesperson during his time as U.S. Attorney General, would help oversee coverage of the 2010 presidential campaign as the political editor of the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau.

Ocasio-Cortez said the hire – which CNN itself said had caused “controversy” – was another example of “meritocracy” trumping qualifications.

Sorry, didn’t get the latest memo after 1,000 experienced + qualified journalists of all stripes were let go w/o warning a few weeks ago and still looking for work: are we still pretending that hires like these are evidence of a meritocracy? https://t.co/Qb9JNgcdT2 — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 20, 2019

In its own coverage, CNN said employees were “concerned.”

“They are asking what Isgur's role will be and questioning whether her sudden leap from the Trump administration to the CNN newsroom is an ethical breach,” Brian Stelter with CNN Business wrote.

The network describes Flores as a “longtime Republican political operative who previously worked for Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz and Mitt Romney.”