Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, DN.Y., is facing criticism about the initial allegations she made about the January 6 Capitol riots, with many noting that she was not even on Capitol Hill when they occurred.
The controversy arose after the New York Congresswoman posted a video in which she described a confrontation with Capitol Police in her office, which is located in the larger Capitol complex. But it is not on the Capitol itself – which includes the dome, the House and the Senate – and it was where many protesters invaded and were seen breaking windows.
His office is located in the Cannon building, which is accessible via underground tunnels connected to the Capitol, as well as a short walk down a walkway and across the street. It was also one of the buildings where officials were told to evacuate after suspicious packages were found in the area. Police found bombs and Molotov cocktails nearby.
In response to the incident, the deputy said: “I didn’t know if I could make it to the end of that day alive.” She also accused Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, of almost “murdering” her, citing accusations that Cruz and others incited the attack through his rhetoric about the election.
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“I can say that I had a very close encounter where I thought I was going to die,” she said in a video last month.
In her most recent video, she offered an emotional reminder of how she hid behind a bathroom door and heard the policeman break into her office.
“I thought I was going to die,” she said. “I have never been more quiet in my life.”
She added that the situation “didn’t seem right because he was looking at me with an enormous amount of anger and hostility – and things were not going right. There was no partner there and no one was shouting, he wasn’t shouting like, ‘this it’s the Capitol Police, this is the Capitol Police. ‘ “
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Capitol police did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
On Wednesday, she faced a wave of reaction from people like Rep. Nancy Mace, RS.C., who tweeted that the rebels never invaded the corridor she shares with Ocasio-Cortez. The hashtag #AlexandriaOcasioSmollet was also a trend, an apparent comparison with actor Jussie Smollett, who falsely claimed to have been the victim of a hate crime.
Ocasio-Cortez responded to some of the criticisms, suggesting that it was “the right’s last manipulative approach”.
“They are manipulating the fact that most people don’t know the layout of the Capitol complex,” she said. “We were all at the Capitol complex – the attack was not just on the dome.”
In another tweet, she said: “People were trying to hurry up and infiltrate our office buildings – that’s why we had to be evacuated in the first place. Attempts by intruders and publicly available communications show how they tried to gain access and share location information on finding members for physical damage. “
It was not immediately clear what she was referring to, and her office did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment.
Subsequently, she posted about her experience in deciding whether or not to share her story.
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“This is all to say that the survivors are watching,” she tweeted. “The loved ones are watching. They can share their story tomorrow, or in months or years. Or maybe never. Speaking evil against other survivors hurts you and your loved ones. Bc [Because] rejectors steal meaningful relationships. “