Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reveals she s attending therapy and learning to slow down after Capitol riot
Sophia AnkelMay 22, 2021, 19:27 IST
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leaves the U.S. Capitol after passage of the stimulus bill known as the CARES Act on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee/Getty Images
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she decided to go to therapy after the January 6 Capitol riot.
She told Latino USA on Friday that members of Congress effectively served in war during the event.
The lawmaker also said the Trump administration had many people in a very reactive mode.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revealed Friday she s attending therapy after the extraordinarily traumatizing January 6 Capitol insurrection.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has spoken out to condemn violent attacks on Jews in the streets of America, days after she was accused of anti-Semitism for branding Israel an apartheid state . We will never, ever tolerate antisemitism here in NY or anywhere in the world. The recent surge in attacks is horrifying. We stand with our Jewish communities in condemning this violence, tweeted Ocasio-Cortez on Friday.
She spoke after a fragile cease-fire was declared between Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza strip, following an 11-day conflict that left more than 250 dead, the vast majority of them Palestinians.
Last Saturday, Ocasio-Cortez drew criticism from some quarters after she and her Squad of left-wing House Democrats tweeted in apparent reference to Israel: Apartheid states are not democracies.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) testifies before a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on July 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
The New York Congresswoman has so far got endorsements from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and Trump. Until Roy s announcement, the path to victory seemed very clear for Stefanik. That said, it is not clear what kind of support Roy really has. He will be nominated by Rep Ken Buck on Friday, May 14. Beyond Buck, there s no word on who else is backing Roy.
One person who isn t backing Stefanik s challenger is the former president, who put out a statement almost immediately after Roy s announcement. Available on his From the Desk section of the website, Trump s latest statement backs Stefanik once again while denouncing Roy s candidacy. Canât imagine Republican House Members would go with Chip Royâhe has not done a great job, and will probably be successfully primaried in his own district. I suppor