Several Democratic members of Congress were arrested while protesting the overturn of Roe v. Wade outside the Supreme Court, but one detail of the event has gone viral.
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In video of the incident, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., appears to be handcuffed. But after that, the video shows she is not handcuffed and is only holding her hands behind her back as if she were.
Why is @AOC pretending to be detained when she is escorted by police away from the Supreme Court? pic.twitter.com/a6ckzcONUD
— Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸 (@KatieDaviscourt) July 19, 2022
The video sparked controversy on Twitter.
AOC: Prison changed me
Ma’am, you didn’t go to prison
AOC: I still experienced what it was like to be arrested
Ma’am, you weren’t arrested
AOC: I had handcuffs on
Ma’am, you were not cuffed
AOC: WHY DO YOU WANT TO DATE ME?
— LB (@beyondreasdoubt) July 19, 2022
AOC PRETENDS to be *handcuffed* in fake arrest protesting Supreme Court — then raises her fist, breaking her fake handcuffs
CLOWN WORLD LOL pic.twitter.com/nlvrDHV2Tj
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 19, 2022
.@AOC so you faked being handcuffed to keep lying to women?
Abortion is legal up until birth in NY, but your voters can’t afford groceries and crime is out of control.
Desperate isn’t a good look on you.
Go back to your Insta makeup tutorials, you’re actually good at those. pic.twitter.com/LYsQU75ZfB
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) July 19, 2022
AOC and Ilhan Omar’s handcuffs were as real as pregnant men.
— Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) July 19, 2022
Others criticized the media coverage.
Ilhan Omar and AOC performed fake handcuffs because they knew the media would do this: https://t.co/zXlRYAOnPr
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) July 19, 2022
Tucker on @AOC’s stunning and brave day of pretending to be handcuffed. pic.twitter.com/Grjy5mOoma
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 20, 2022
