Ocasio-Cortez pushes back on claims she ‘faked’ being handcuffed during arrest
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday pushed back on criticism claiming she faked being handcuffed when police arrested her at an abortion rights rally outside the Supreme Court.
“Politics has become performative art,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) tweeted on Wednesday. “So of course @aoc fakes being in handcuffs. Performance, not policy, is the name of the game up here.”
“No faking here,” Ocasio-Cortez responded on Twitter a few minutes later. “Putting your hands behind your back is a best practice while detained, handcuffed or not, to avoid escalating charges like resisting arrest.”
Ocasio-Cortez and 16 other Democratic lawmakers, including Reps. Ilhan Omar (Minn.), Ayanna Pressley (Mass.) and Katherine Clark (Mass.), were arrested on Tuesday during a pro-abortion rally near the Supreme Court and the Capitol.
U.S. Capitol Police said they began arresting the activists for blocking First Street NE after giving three warnings to protesters.
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Ocasio-Cortez pushes back on claims she "faked" being handcuffed during arrest https://t.co/TebTSFDfOL pic.twitter.com/sG3Bpk4PGC
— The Hill (@thehill) July 20, 2022
Really, trying (too hard) to get arrested and *pretending* to be handcuffed is the perfect encapsulation of today's Congress.
Instead of doing their actual job and passing legislation, its all just a narcissistic stunts for social media and low-information voters. Embarrassing. https://t.co/wUuia3amdn
— Brian Riedl 🧀 🇺🇦 (@Brian_Riedl) July 19, 2022
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