US Capitol riot: Ocasio-Cortez says there was “no safe space” during attack

Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said there was “no safe space” during last week's siege of the U.S. Capitol.

"Everyone who was in that building was in danger. And I can tell you that there were children in the Capitol complex. You know, it wasn't just members of Congress," the U.S. Congresswoman said during a virtual town hall meeting on Friday.

On Wednesday, Jan. 6, hundreds of protesters marched from a Trump rally near the White House to the Capitol and stormed the building.

Lawmakers from the Senate and the House of Representatives were evacuated as they met to confirm Biden's victory in the Nov. 3 election.

Ocasio-Cortez, who is a target of conservative media, said "I did not go to the secure location because I feared other members of Congress that would have allowed harm to me. So I was not in a secure location that day. I was almost never in a secure location that day."

During the 90-minute virtual meeting, Ocasio-Cortez assured her constituents that she and her staff were "doing alright.”

Since last week's siege, Ocasio-Cortez said she has "demanded the resignations" of Senators Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley and Kevin McCarthy, accusing them of "a dereliction of duty and a betrayal of our country."

She also promised accountability.

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[evrnick]

Yeah, no safe spaces, except her office across the street where she was the entire time.

[longday]

She clearly sounds like a child making up a story for more attention in the playground

[leshawn.d.]

Strange how she didn't mention that she was *in a completely different building across the street from where the protest was happening.*

Just seeking attention at the expense of others.

[greg]

This is one... off her rocker elected official. Does she really believe We the People are so stupid?

[robertalan]

Defund the police then call in 25, 000 troops?

[jasonh]

she wasn’t even in the Capital building. More Democrat lies. This is even Trending in Canada. Lol we are all laughing.

[jt-bhed]

she is showing how dep the purge on freedom of speech could go.

[rhontopo]

saw police letting them in on a video. saw police not doing their job posing for pics. looked set up. whats really going on?

[eb]

Her office isn't in the capitol building. It is in the Cannon-House office building. That is a block away.

[DjDiemonte]

Lmao she just threw out the most outlandish conspiracy theory out there 😂 facts checkers are far right extremists hahahahhahahah

[whodiditandrancomedy]

Oh I would LOVE to know which group of people she’s referring to on FB as “ WHITE SUPREMACISTS”

[goldfinger]

A few important things to note that seem to have been left out of this whole story.

AOC wasn’t even in the Capitol building where all the action was going down. If she was in her office, she was in the Cannon Building which is nearby, but a different building. But of course, many didn’t get the logistics and just assumed that she was in the Capitol building.

[JeremyHutchings]

You should label this opinion. Not sure one person's opinion is news. I'm more concerned with an actual threat.

[QuantumOfSolace]

Reports are now placing her elsewhere and not in the Capitol when this occurred - what is the truth??

[arizonawildflwr]

Flaky Cortez. If you are in America, there's no safe place with you in it. How are you almost never in a safe place? That doesn't make sense. I demand your resignation

[immrnoidall]

Damn those multi race and culture "white super villains" groups.

[aussiedadbloke]

She's a lunatic who obviously somehow has support from high up.

[trippandrews]

aoc in a building across the street. “I was never in a safe place almost the entire day”-aoc. Thats liberal logic for you.

[JonezGuitarz]

This woman is DELUSIONAL!!!! She needs to RESIGN!!!!

[pdiprata]

You made it out so there was clearly some good secure spaces. What are you talking about? Nobody understands your backwards talking.