'I thought I was going to die': AOC says she feared for her life during Capitol riot

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., says she feared for her life as a violent mob stormed the Capitol building last week.

In a lengthy Instagram Live video Tuesday night, Ocasio-Cortez said that she had a "very close encounter," during which she thought she "was going to die." She didn't elaborate on the details, but cited security concerns.

"I did not know if I was going to make it to the end of that day alive, and not just in a general sense but also in a very, very specific sense," the congresswoman said during the hour-long live stream, calling the encounter during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol "traumatizing."

Ocasio-Cortez said it is "not an exaggeration" to say that many members of the House were "nearly assassinated."... (Read more)

In a lengthy Instagram Live video Tuesday night, Rep ⁦@AOC⁩ said that she had a "very close encounter," during which she thought she "was going to die." She didn't elaborate on the details, but cited security concerns. https://t.co/PZ96hKpnFy
— NBC Latino (@NBCLatino) January 13, 2021

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: "Not an exaggeration" to say that many House members were "nearly assassinated" by mob of Trump supporters; feared some members "would disclose my location" and "create opportunities to allow me to be hurt, kidnapped." https://t.co/ogMF83GgDg
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 13, 2021

'I thought I was going to die': AOC says she feared for her life during Capitol riot

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