Thompson had discovered that Ocasio-Cortez's boyfriend, Riley Roberts, is now listed as staff in the House directory and tweeted "while you were having a nice Valentine's Day, @AOC decided to put her boyfriend on staff - drawing a salary on the taxpayer's dime. Nice to see her adapting to the swamp so quickly."
Twitter claimed that a screenshot of his House directory listing violated the rules against posting private information.
Ocasio-Cortez responded to Thompson's claim by saying that he only has an account so that he can access her schedule.
"Actually this cal designation is a permission so he can have access to my Google Cal. Congressional spouses get Gcal access all the time. Next time check your facts before you tweet nonsense," Ocasio-Cortez responded - though her claim was quickly debunked by the writer.
Thompson responded by noting that he is listed in the directory as "staff" - not as a boyfriend or spouse. He additionally noted that the House doesn't use Google.
Thompson also posted a link to Roberts' LinkedIn profile - causing the boyfriend to quickly delete his entire profile.
Thompson's account was reinstated shortly after the suspension. Ocasio-Cortez has not responded to his fact-check.
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