Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., is critical of initial allegations she made about the January 6 Capitol riots, and many remarked that she was not even in the Capitol when they took place.
The controversy arose after the New York congresswoman posted a video describing a confrontation with Capitol police at her office, which is located in the larger Capitol complex. But it is not in the Capitol itself – which includes the dome, the House and the Senate – and this was where many rioters stormed in and were seen breaking windows.
Her office is located in the Cannon Building, which is accessible by underground tunnels connected to the Capitol, as well as a short walk across a walkway and across the street. It was also one of the buildings where staff were told to evacuate after suspicious packages were found in the area. Law enforcement officers found pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails in the area.
In response to the incident, the congressman said, “I did not know if I would bring it to life at the end of the day.” She also accused Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, of nearly ‘killing’ her, and touched on accusations that Cruz and others incited the attack through their rhetoric about the election.
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“I can tell you I had a very close encounter where I thought I was going to die,” she said in a video last month.
In her more recent video, she emotionally remembered how she hid behind a bathroom door and heard the police officer break into her office.
“I thought I was going to die,” she said. “I’ve never been quieter all my life.”
She added that the situation “did not feel right because he looked at me with a tremendous amount of anger and hostility – and things did not add up. There was no partner and no one shouted, he was not shouting such as: ‘this is Capitol Police, this is Capitol Police.’ “
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Capitol police did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
On Wednesday, she faced a spate of setbacks from people like Rep Nancy Mace, RS.C., who tweeted that insurgents never stormed the corridor she shares with Ocasio-Cortez. The hashtag #AlexandriaOcasioSmollet also has a tendency, an apparent comparison to actor Jussie Smollett, who falsely claims to be the victim of a hate crime.
Ocasio-Cortez responded to some of the criticism, suggesting that it was “the last manipulative right-hand man”.
“They are manipulating the fact that most people do not know the layout of the Capitol complex,” she said. “We were all on the Capitol complex – the attack was not just on the dome.”
In another tweet, she said: “People were trying to rush and infiltrate our office buildings – so we had to be evacuated in the first place. The efforts of attackers and publicly available communications show how they tried to gain access and location information. on finding members for physical harm. “
It was not immediately clear what she was referring to, and her office did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
She later reported on her experience in deciding whether or not to share her story.
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“It’s all to say that survivors watch,” she tweeted. “Loved ones watching. They may share their story tomorrow or over months or years. Or they may never. Speaking vitriol to other survivors hurts you and your loved ones. [Because] dismissers rob themselves of meaningful relationships. ‘