Rush Limbaugh Says AOC Has A ''Sugar Daddy'

Saikat Chakrabeti and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortz

Syndicated radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh on Wednesday has called Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Chief of Staff the "sugar daddy" of "the Squad," and accused him of "using his parents' money" to fund a movement seeking to fill Congress with "uber-radical" lawmakers.

"He's a trust fund kid," Limbaugh said of Saikat Chakrabarti. "He's using his parents' money to fund her campaign and all of these operations. And he's the guy that's directing them."

'The Squad'

"When you heard [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi say 'I don't talk to staff, I talk to —' it was him she was referring to because this guy's been tweeting massive disrespect about her in the attempt here to elevate the four whack jobs, as John Kennedy from Louisiana has described them," the host continued, referring to four progressive Democrats — Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib — who are the subject of President Trump's latest racist rhetoric.

"This gang of four," Limbaugh continued, "they got their money from AOC's sugar daddy, her chief of staff, Saikat Chakrabarti — Chakrabarti is his name — he owns them. One of his front groups is called A Brand New Congress. His plan is to replace everybody in Congress who's not an uber-radical with an uber-radical that includes — starts with Pelosi, getting rid of her."

"He writes their speeches, they are his minions, and he controls the money," Limbaugh added.

Newsweek reports Chakrabarti has made headlines in recent weeks for tweeting harsh criticisms of Pelosi and other Democratic lawmakers in Congress. Amid his remarks were suggestions that Pelosi was an ineffective legislator and that moderate Democrats who backed a Senate-passed border funding bill were modern day segregationists.

It is highly unusual for a Democratic aide to overtly attack sitting members of Congress. His comments have since placed Ocasio-Cortez under pressure from Democrats to denounce his actions or terminate his position.