AOC Caught Lying About Capitol Riot as it Emerges She Was NOT Even in the Building
Radical Democrat faces backlash over claims made about January 6 storming
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Radical Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is facing a huge backlash after it emerged she was never in the Capitol building during the January 6 riot, despite giving detailed accounts of being caught up in the events and fearing for her life.
Ocasio-Cortez is facing criticism over initial claims she made about the riot - including allegations that Republicans attempted to have her "murdered" - after it has now been discovered that she wasn't even in the Capitol when they occurred.
The controversy erupted after the New York congresswoman posted a video in which she described a confrontation with Capitol police at her office.
However, AOC's office is located on the larger Capitol complex but it is not in the Capitol itself — which includes the dome, the House, and the Senate — and was where many rioters stormed in and were seen breaking windows.
Her office is located in the Cannon building, which is separate from the Capitol and accessible through underground tunnels or via a short stroll down a walkway and across the street.
Protesters never breached the Cannon building and didn't attempt to.
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The Cannon was also one of the buildings where staff was told to evacuate before the Capitol was stormed after suspicious packages were found in the area, according to Fox News.
Law enforcement found pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails in the vicinity.
In response to the incident, the congresswoman said: "I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive."
She also accused Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) of almost having her "murdered," touching on accusations that Cruz and others incited the attack through their rhetoric about the election.
"I can tell you that 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 offered an emotional recollection of 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 have never been quieter in my entire life."
.@AOC describes a Capitol Police officer bursting into her office, says his presence “didn’t feel right” and that he was looking at her “in all of this anger and hostility.” Her staffer reportedly wondered if he would have to fight the officer. pic.twitter.com/LCj2JmmFP6
— Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) February 2, 2021
She added that the situation "didn't feel right because he was looking at me with a tremendous amount of anger and hostility -- and things weren't adding up.
"There was no partner there and no one was yelling, he wasn't yelling like, 'this is Capitol police, this is Capitol police.'"
Capitol police have yet to comment on AOC's allegation.
On Wednesday, she faced a wave of backlash from people like Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) who tweeted that insurrectionists never stormed the hallway that she shares with Ocasio-Cortez.
The hashtag #AlexandriaOcasioSmollet also trended, an apparent comparison to actor Jussie Smollett, who falsely claimed to be the victim of a hate crime.
.@AOC made clear she didn’t know who was at her door. Breathless attempts by media to fan fictitious news flames are dangerous.
— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) February 2, 2021
My office is 2 doors down. Insurrectionists never stormed our hallway. Egregious doesn’t even begin to cover it. Is there nothing MSM won’t politicize? pic.twitter.com/Tl1GiPSOft
Ocasio-Cortez responded to some of the criticism, suggesting that it was "the latest manipulative take on the right."
People were trying to rush and infiltrate our office buildings - that’s why we had to get evacuated in the first place.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 3, 2021
The attempts of attackers & publicly available communications show how they tried to gain access and share location info on finding members for physical harm.
"They are manipulating the fact that most people don’t know the layout the Capitol complex," she said.
"We were all on the Capitol complex - the attack wasn’t just on the dome."
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In another tweet, she said: "People were trying to rush and infiltrate our office buildings - that’s why we had to get evacuated in the first place.
"The attempts of attackers & publicly available communications show how they tried to gain access and share location info on finding members for physical harm."
It wasn't immediately clear what she was referring to and her office has refused to comment.
She later posted about her experience deciding whether or not to share her story.
This is all to say that survivors are watching. Loved ones are watching. They may share their story tomorrow, or in months or years. Or they may never.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 3, 2021
Speaking vitriol towards other survivors hurts you & your loved ones. Bc dismissers rob themselves of meaningful relationships.
"This is all to say that survivors are watching," she tweeted.
"Loved ones are watching.
"They may share their story tomorrow, or in months or years.
"Or they may never.
"Speaking vitriol towards other survivors hurts you & your loved ones.
"Bc [Because] dismissers rob themselves of meaningful relationships."
