"The second I realized our ‘safe room’ from the violent white supremacist mob included treasonous, white supremacist, anti masker members of Congress who incited the mob in the first place, I exited," she wrote. 12 tweet, Pressley also discussed her reservations about sheltering with GOP members. Hawley and Cruz have both defended their choice to challenge the election results. She then called for the resignation of members of Congress who have openly supported Trump's agenda to overturn the election based on false claims of election fraud, including Sens. "There were QAnon and white supremacist sympathizers and, frankly, white supremacist members of Congress in that extraction point who I know and who I have felt would disclose my location and would create opportunities to allow me to be hurt, kidnapped, et cetera," she stated. The White House did not previously respond to a request for comment on Trump's role in instigating the riot.ĭuring her live Instagram video, Ocasio-Cortez also stated "there was a sense that something was wrong from the inside," and explained how she didn't feel safe around some members of Congress. "You have to show strength, and you have to be strong." Lawmakers on both sides of the Congressional aisle have labeled the Capitol attacks as a failed coup attempt, incited by President Trump himself. " You’ll never take back our country with weakness," Trump told the inflamed crowd. There, he once again made unsubstantiated claims about election fraud and encouraged his supporters to "stop the steal" by taking action. The mob, many of whom were bearing white supremacist symbols, flooded the Capitol building after President Donald Trump delivered an incendiary speech that morning at his "Save America" rally. "It is not an exaggeration to say that many members of the House were nearly assassinated," Ocasio-Cortez continued. Legislators and those inside the Capitol were reportedly instructed to wear gas masks and shelter in place until authorities could confirm a safe extraction point, per multiple accounts. lawmakers were confirming the election of President-elect Joe Biden. 6 shows a mob of pro-Trump rioters infiltrating offices and Congressional chambers where U.S. Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley. “I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive.” As one of the most recognizable young progressive Democrats in Congress, Ocasio-Cortez has been a lightning rod for right-wing attacks, along with the rest of the progressive "Squad," which includes Reps.
AOC PANIC BUTTON FULL
She said she couldn't divulge the full details of the situation due to security concerns. "I can tell you that I had a very close encounter where I thought I was going to die," she continued. "Many members of Congress were almost murdered," Ocasio-Cortez stated, describing the scene she faced that Wednesday afternoon. AOC's Instagram video about the Capitol riot and her trauma is deeply emotional, and reveals how the violent scene was actually much more dangerous than it initially appeared. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said that, as pro-Trump insurrectionists pushed past barricades and shattered entryways to storm the Capitol building, she feared she wouldn't make it to the end of the day alive. In a live video originally posted on Jan. Capitol riots, many members of Congress are struggling to come to terms with the events they experienced on that day.
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