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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she and other elected officials ‘narrowly escaped death’ during US Capitol siege
US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she and other elected officials “narrowly escaped death” last week when a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed into the US Capitol, and she was concerned her own “white supremacist” colleagues in Congress would put her at further risk.
Key points:
- Ms Ocasio-Cortez says she was personally involved in a “traumatising event” during the siege
- She feared for her life but could not disclose what specifically happened due to “security concerns”
- She said “many, many members of the House were nearly assassinated” during the siege
Addressing followers on an Instagram Live video, the Democratic politician said she personally had an encounter, the details of which she said she couldn’t…
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