Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) promoted a snippet from the town hall event she held earlier in the week in which she was confronted by hecklers.
Ocasio-Cortez highlighted remarks from the event held Wednesday in which she touted a public safety pilot program that she claimed reduced crime. She also omitted the viral confrontation in the promo clip.
She also dismissed protests, such as the one seen during her event this week, as the work of “far-right wing groups” who are “spewing hate.” However, in the clip of the event posted online, no footage of the protests was shown, with AOC’s staff opting instead to show only positive reactions from the crowd.
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During the event, which was located in the borough of Queens in New York, protesters shouted, “AOC has got to go,” and belittled the congresswoman as “disgraceful” and a “sellout.” She danced in response and eventually carried on with her listening forum after the hecklers were moved.
Another town hall had been interrupted earlier this month by protesters disgruntled with her support of Ukraine.
While leaving the confrontation out of her promotional Instagram post, Ocasio-Cortez stressed the importance of the town hall events she has been hosting in recent weeks.
“After redistricting this year, she also started holding a listening tour in new parts of the district. These gatherings have always been productive, civil conversations about the important issues facing our constituents,” she said.
The 33-year-old congresswoman also said that the hecklers would not deter her from holding similar town hall events in the future.
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Ocasio-Cortez has traded barbs with Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) over the town hall heckling. Boebert mocked her colleague for being reminded “that she has sold them out at every turn.” In response, the New York congresswoman bashed her for being funded by oil and political action committees.
Both congresswomen after vying for reelection in the midterm cycle, which will take place on Nov. 8.
