Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says She’s a Survivor of Sexual Assault

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez talks about her trauma through the US Capitol insurrection.

US Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said during an Instagram live that she is a survivor of sexual assault. The New York Democrat went through a detailed account of her day, recounting her experience during the riot at the US Capitol.

She said people in Congress who are telling her "to move on" following the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on 6 January were using "the same tactics of abusers."