'I thought I was going to die': AOC describes Washington Capitol attack
Guardian, 13 Jan 2021
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared her experience of a 'close encounter' during the attack on Washington where she feared for her life.
The Congresswoman said many of her colleagues 'narrowly escaped death' in an Instagram Live video discussing the 'trauma' she experienced during the US Capitol riots.
Ocasio-Cortez also called president Donald Trump a 'traitor' and accused him of inciting the violence.
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