the invite still stands. in fact, three days after he sent the letter he said
“‘Progressives say they have an open mind,’ Barr said to WKYT Monday. ‘I want her to show she has an open mind, come to Kentucky and learn about the ramifications about her proposals on real people struggling in real ways.’”
“The Kentucky congressman who invited Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to tour a coal mine in his district appeared to rescind the invitation this week after she tweeted a critique of fellow Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw.”
Rescinded and issued new invite with conditions attached.
Jodi Whitaker, Barr’s spokeswoman, said Barr was simply making a suggestion for Ocasio-Cortez to apologize, not placing any preconditions on her visit. The invitation still stands even if the congresswoman refuses to give an apology, Whitaker said.
Here is tweet on 4/12/2019 calling on AOC to apologize before coming.
Today, I delivered the letter below to @AOC, calling on her to apologize for her comments to our colleague @DanCrenshawTX before she plans her trip to Kentucky to learn how the Green New Deal could impact our Commonwealth. pic.twitter.com/j52dAcIi4E
Sorry that is a condition. If it wasn’t he would have phrased it, i wish you had not insulted Crenshaw but my invitation stands in unconditionally.
it never was even a condition. the “before” in the tweet means before in time, not as a “or dont bother coming” condition. the tweet refers directly to his letter
now, for the third time, where in the letter is this “condition?”