Amid the pomp and circumstance of this week’s inauguration, one prominent Democrat was notably absent.
Amid the pomp and circumstance of this week’s inauguration, one prominent Democrat was notably absent.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., first told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that she had foregone her invitation to President Biden’s inauguration to support a union strike in the South Bronx.
“I’m thrilled for President Biden and Vice President Harris,” she said, “I think the festivities were phenomenal.”
But when pressed, the progressive rabble-rouser admitted that she’d also sat out the swearing-in due to security concerns, adding that she didn’t feel safe around her colleagues at the moment.“This was supposed to be a show of force and unity and you weren’t there. Explain it,” Cuomo said.