AOC goes vegetarian for Lent to honor colleague’s late son
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Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is giving up meat for Lent in honor of Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin’s late son – an outspoken vegan and animal lover who died on New Year’s Eve. He was 25.
"A few weeks ago I told @RepRaskin that this year I wanted to adopt a vegetarian diet for Lent in memory of his son Tommy," she tweeted Wednesday. "Jamie said, ‘Well you’d have to do it the way Tommy would, which means bring people along with you!’" The younger Raskin was an outspoken animal lover and contributed to a number of charities – including half of his salary as a teaching assistant to buy mosquito nets to fight malaria last year. Ocasio-Cortez said she had three "rules" for anyone else willing to give up meat – "1) No judgement 2) Make it your own (you can go full 40 days, just veggie Mondays, etc 3) Be inclusive (no need to observe Lent to join)."More Related News