"From the moment I won the primary in 2018, I felt like my life was in danger. ”
On November 11, local time, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, often referred to as AOC, a Democratic Party in the United States, was interviewed by the US media CNN, bluntly saying that the political environment in the United States is becoming more and more tense, and she has always felt that her life is in danger since she was elected to Congress. AOC said she is now always suspicious and afraid to go out to walk her dog, and every time she is in public, she always looks around.
AOC participated in the CNN talk show "Who is talking to Chris Wallace" on the 11th? , interviewed by Chris Wallace, a well-known American journalist. On the show, she talks about her fear that her life is at stake and how it has affected her life.
Wallace asked, "Do you think your life is in danger?" ”
"Of course, from the moment I won the primary in 2018, I felt like my life was in danger. This feeling became especially strong when I first entered Congress in 2019. AOC replied.
Wallace went on to ask for more details about the incident, asking if it meant she "would look back as she walked down the street."
"This means that when I wake up in the morning, I hesitate to walk my dog; This meant that when I got home, I had to have my fiancé come out to pick me up and walk with me from the parking lot to the door. "It means you always feel like there's a static around you, and when you're walking down the street or in a restaurant, you're always looking around, your head is always turning back and forth." ”
"It's a very real dynamic, and it's very unfortunate and tragic that we've seen political violence unfolding." AOC said this constant fear of feeling her life at stakes "largely shapes" her political stance and the way she works. She claims that back in 2019 she felt she "might not see the end of the year" and that feeling pushed her to be "as strong and urgent as possible".
AOC interviewed by Wallace with screenshot of the talk show
CNN reported that the recent attack on the husband of US House Speaker Pelosi has raised concerns about violent attacks on lawmakers and their families, and US federal law enforcement agencies have been warning that the threat of politically motivated violence has grown since the "Capitol riot" in 2021, which has raised concerns that online violence could lead to real-world attacks.
CNN said AOC's "progressive" stance has angered many Republicans and their supporters. In an interview with The New York Times this fall, AOC said her office struggled with "astronomical" threats every day.
According to Observer.com, AOC is a rising star of the US Democratic Party, and she was elected to the New York State House of Representatives in 2018, becoming the youngest member of the House of Representatives in U.S. history.
As a famous "Internet celebrity congressman" in the United States, AOC has a radical position, she calls herself a "democratic socialist" in the United States, and advocates replacing capitalism with democratic socialism through radical reforms, which is well received by young people from all walks of life in the United States. She wore a "tax on the rich" dress to the Met, denounced the American political system as an "oligarchy," and spoke out on issues such as LGBTI rights, abortion rights and gun violence.
Screenshot of the AOC talk show
It is worth mentioning that Wallace also mentioned the future leadership of the Democratic Party in Congress in the interview, and AOC only replied in general terms: "I do think that we need not only generational shifts, but also potential substantive shifts." ”
"Whether people think it's too left or too right, or up or down or whatever, I hope we can move in a direction where the Democratic leadership is less reliant on sponsorship from large corporate donors because that does have an impact on our legislative priorities," she said. ”
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