on july 18, 2019, charlie rispoli, a police officer from gretna, posted on facebook a threat to shoot her. he called her an "idiot" who "needs a round, and i don't mean the kind she used to serve" as a bartender. rispoli posted the comment in response to a "fake news" article that falsely quoted ocasio-cortez as saying "we pay soldiers too much." rispoli was fired for his post and his facebook account was deleted.