Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has deleted a tweet about the collapse of the oil market on Monday which said: "You absolutely love to see it."
Monday saw West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures plunge 321% to -$40.32 a barrel. Another major index, Brent crude, dropped 9.5%, to $25.41.
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"You absolutely love to see it," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted Monday. "This along with record low-interest rates means it's the right time for a worker-led, mass investment in green infrastructure to save our planet. *cough*"
The tweet was deleted shortly after.
The progressive Democrat later posted a similar, more tempered response, which said the moment marked "a turning point in the climate movement."
"Fossil fuels are in long-term structural decline. This along w/ low interest rates means it's the right time to create millions of jobs transitioning to renewable and clean energy. A key opportunity," Ocasio-Cortez wrote.
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