On Friday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on Maria Hinojosa s podcast
Latino USA, on which she spoke about her experience after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots and how she has taken care of herself since then. She said it was her good friend and fellow “squad” member Rep. Ayana Pressley (D-MA), who got her to focus on self care following the event.
“After the 6th, I took some time and it was really [Rep.] Ayanna Pressley when I explained to her what happened to me, like the day of, because I ran to her office,” AOC said. “And she was like, ‘You need to recognize trauma. And this is something that you went through, but we’re all going through. And it’s really important to pause after that, because that s how you process it.’”
24 May 2021
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said she is in therapy as a result of the January 6 Capitol riot, or what she described as an “all-out, attempted coup,” pointing figures at the Trump administration and contending it “had a lot of us, especially Latino communities, in a very reactive mode.”
Speaking to the radio show
Latino USA on Friday, the far-left Democrat said U.S. lawmakers effectively “served in war” and explained she “took some time” after the event. She confided in fellow “Squad” member Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), who told her she needed to “recognize trauma.”
“After the 6th, I took some time and it was really Ayanna Pressley when I explained to her what happened to me, like the day of, because I ran to her office and she was like, ‘you need to recognize trauma, ” Ocasio-Cortez said.
AOC in ‘Therapy’ After Capitol Riot, Says Lawmakers Effectively ‘Served in War’
May 24th 2021, 12:46 pm I think the Trump administration had a lot of us, especially Latino communities, in a very reactive mode, she says.
Image Credit:
Share
Email
In an interview with
Latino USA on Friday, the far-left congresswoman claimed that lawmakers at the Capitol essentially “served in war”, leading her to “take some time” to “recognize trauma.”
“After the 6th, I took some time and it was really [Rep.] Ayanna Pressley when I explained to her what happened to me, like the day of, because I ran to her office and she was like, ‘you need to recognize trauma’,” Ocasio-Cortez said, according to
LOL! AOC Says She s in Therapy After Capitol Riot: Lawmakers Effectively Served in War – Investment Watch investmentwatchblog.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from investmentwatchblog.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.