AOC Defends Herself After Being Accused of Exaggerating ‘Trauma’ During Capitol Breach

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 15, 2019. Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) defended herself on Thursday after being criticized over her account of the Jan. 6 Capitol breach.

The socialist congresswoman, in the weeks after the breach, repeatedly claimed that she feared for her life on that day as a result of a “very close encounter.”