Clearing Up What Happened to Ocasio-Cortez During the Storming of the Capitol

In a video, she said she thought rioters entered her office, but her later clarification that it was a Capitol police officer was left out of many reports.

By Alec Dent

Feb 4, 2021

During an Instagram live-stream on Monday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez described her experiences during the storming of the Capitol on January 6. Ocasio-Cortez’s description of her evacuation led some to believe that rioters broke into her office while she was in there:

.@AOC just said on her insta live that rioters broke into her office during the insurrection. this is honestly bone chilling. pic.twitter.com/7LR33uIliu
— hannah c 🍅 (@hannahcroteau) February 2, 2021

.@AOC describes her thoughts about dying as she hid from a domestic terrorist who had breached her office and was screaming, “Where is she? Where is she?” pic.twitter.com/FTLzfwJysZ
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) February 2, 2021

.@AOC talking about the Capitol insurrection mob entering her office while she was hiding in a nearby bathroom, screaming "Where is she?"
"I thought I was going to die"

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About Alec Dent

Alec Dent is the culture editor and a staff writer for The Dispatch. He is a graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC Chapel Hill, and previously oversaw The Dispatch's fact checking team.