Wed 13 Jan 2021 12.38 EST 22 The Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told thousands of followers via her Instagram Live on Tuesday that she “thought she was going to die” as a. — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 13, 2021 Can you help us out? For 16 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit. We work 7 days a week, 16 hours a day for our labor of love, but with rising hosting and associated costs, we need your help!
On Instagram Live, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said she experienced a 'very close encounter,' on January 6, where she said she 'thought I was going to die.' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in an Instagram Live video, said she had suffered a 'traumatizing event' during the riots that left her fearing for her life. 13, 2021 at 9:13 a.m.
On Instagram Live Tuesday night, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she thought she 'was going to die' at one point during the MAGA sedition riot.
Security concerns meant she couldn't provide details.
'I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive, and not just in a general sense but also in a very, very specific sense,' the congresswoman said.
She also called Wednesday 'traumatizing.'
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Ocasio-Cortez said it is 'not an exaggeration' to say that some members of the House were 'nearly assassinated.'
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'We were very lucky that things happened within certain minutes that allowed members to escape the House floor unharmed,' she added. 'Many of us merely narrowly escaped death.'
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She did not sugarcoat how she feels about the Republican colleagues who colluded with the rioters.
To some of my colleagues who clearly need the reminder: the Confederacy were traitors to our democracy and white supremacists will never win. 🌞
If any of you has trouble with that, maybe you should resign because you’re not ready to run an ant farm, let alone serve in Congress. https://t.co/fiQIVobZNv
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— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) January 13, 2021