(Photo : Drew Angerer/Getty Images) U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks outside of the Democratic National Committee headquarters on November 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faced criticism over the claims she made about the Capitol riot, as many noted that she was not even in the building during the time of the siege. So, where was AOC? Almost a month after the Capitol riot, AOC recounted her story of everything that went down, from her perspective, in a 90-minute Instagram Live video. AOC described fearing for her life as she hid in the bathroom of her office in the Cannon House Office Building in the Capitol complex.