A Texas congressman is demanding that Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apologize for her claim that Senator Ted Cruz “almost killed me” during the January 6 Capitol riot.
Congressman Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday asking her to have the New York Democrat portray his “crude charge” against Cruz, R-Texas.
“[S]he accused Senator Ted Cruz, in essence, of attempted murder, “wrote Roy in the letter to Pelosi, D-Calif.
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“…[I]It is completely unacceptable behavior for a member of Congress to make this kind of harsh accusation against another member of the House or Senate for simply engaging in speeches and debates about voters while they interpreted the Constitution, “wrote Roy.
UNITED STATES – APRIL 2: Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, left, hears during the resolution of the House Oversight and Reform Committee a resolution authorizing the issuance of subpoenas related to security clearances and the 2020 Census in Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (Photo by Bill Clark / CQ Roll Call)
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Spokesmen for Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez did not immediately respond to Fox News’s requests for comment.
Ocasio-Cortez, however, retweeted a message from his colleague, Deputy Gerry Connolly, D-Va., Who said that the squad member should not apologize to anyone.
“Members of your party incited a riot that killed the police and brought violence to Congress,” tweeted Connolly to Roy. “The death threats continue. She is not the one who owes apologies to colleagues here.”
The public dispute between Ocasio-Cortez and Cruz took place on Twitter this week, when both were speaking out against the move by the retail trading platform Robinhood to restrict customers from trading GameStop shares. Cruz said he “fully” agreed with Ocasio-Cortez’s position that a Congressional hearing may be necessary.
But Ocasio-Cortez responded by attacking Cruz for his very public role in leading the Senate effort to oppose President Biden’s electoral college victory on January 6 in Congress, which was the backdrop for the crowd of pro-Trump supporters. invading the Capitol.
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“I am happy to work with Republicans on this issue where there is common ground, but you almost murdered me three weeks ago, so you can stay out,” said Ocasio-Cortez. “Happy to work with almost any other GOP that isn’t trying to kill me. In the meantime, if you want to help, you can step down.”
Cruz led the challenge to the Arizona Electoral College polls on January 6, in a move that gave oxygen to former President Trump’s false claims that he won the presidential election and that Congress could overturn the results.
“You know, there is a lot of party anger and anger on the Democratic side, right? And it’s not healthy,” Cruz said in response to the tweet. “For our country, it certainly does not lead to healing or unity. But each has to decide how he wants to interact with others.”
Congressman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that Congress is “examining” media education initiatives to help “control” the press in combating disinformation after the deadly violation of the United States Capitol. (Photographer: Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call / Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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The attack on the Capitol on January 6 left five dead, including a policeman who was fighting the attackers. The rebels invaded the Capitol, interrupted Biden’s election victory certification and forced members of the House and Senate to take shelter.
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Roy, who worked for Cruz in the Senate, disagreed with the electoral college’s objections led by his former chief and said that Trump “deserves universal condemnation for what was clearly, in my opinion, objectionable conduct”. But he said Ocasio-Cortez’s accusations went too far.
“I ask that you apologize immediately and withdraw your comments,” Roy wrote to Pelosi. “If Congressman Ocasio-Cortez does not apologize immediately, we will be forced to find alternative ways to condemn this unfortunate statement.”
Fox News’ Tyler Olson contributed to this report.