{"id":2383327,"date":"2024-12-24T09:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-accused-conservative-journalist-of-assault-but-he-has-the-incident-on-video\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T09:44:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T14:44:30","slug":"aoc-accused-conservative-journalist-of-assault-but-he-has-the-incident-on-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-accused-conservative-journalist-of-assault-but-he-has-the-incident-on-video\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Accused Conservative Journalist of Assault, But He Has the Incident on Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faoc-accused-conservative-journalist-of-assault-but-he-has-the-incident-on-video%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2383327&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Representative Alexandria \u200cOcasio-Cortez\u2064 accused conservative\u2064 journalist \u2063Nick \u2064Sortor of touching her during a confrontation at the \u200cU.S.Capitol about the immigration crisis. In a video posted on\u2064 social media, Sortor questioned her on the impact of the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-psaki-fails-to-explain-why-biden-wont-travel-to-border\/\" title=\"Secy. Psaki fails to explain why Biden won\u2019t travel to border\">southern border crisis<\/a> on her district while her staff attempted to block him.During the \u200dexchange, ocasio-Cortez repeatedly \u2063said, \u201cSir, don\u2019t touch me,\u201d\u200d while Sortor insisted he never made contact. Afterward, Sortor claimed that she contacted Capitol Police, who corroborated his account that \u2062he \u2062had not \u2064touched her. The confrontation followed Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s prior remarks blaming \u2062Daniel Penny for \u2062safety\u2063 issues in New York subways, while a recent violent incident involving an illegal immigrant in the transit system reignited discussions on public safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez claimed that conservative journalist Nick Sortor touched her in the United States Capitol while he filmed a video confronting her over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-accuse-biden-of-playing-political-game-over-border-crisis\/\" title=\"House Republicans Accuse Biden of Playing \u2018Political Game\u2019 Over Border Crisis\">illegal immigration crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The video, posted on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X on Sunday evening, showed Sortor questioning Ocasio-Cortez about the effects of the southern border crisis on her district, while her staff appeared to physically block his path and the lawmaker implied that he had touched her on the staircase.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your district is really suffering under the pressure of the border crisis,&rdquo; Sortor said. &ldquo;Are you talking to the Biden administration about fixing the border?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that may offend some readers.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; EXCLUSIVE: I confronted AOC at the Capitol over her refusal to condemn the Biden Migrant Crisis, which led to a migrant setting an innocent woman on fire today<\/p>\n<p>AOC blamed DANIEL PENNY for subways being unsafe, and encourages even MORE unvetted migrants to pour across the&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g71lGW8JEv\">pic.twitter.com\/g71lGW8JEv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1871028442008875420?\">December 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Sortor tried to repeat the question as staffers positioned themselves between him and the lawmaker, but the journalist evaded them and eventually repositioned himself behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-suffers-crushing-career-blow-hands-fellow-house-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocasio-Cortez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Towards the end of the video, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">representative repeatedly<\/a> said, &ldquo;Sir, don&rsquo;t touch me,&rdquo; yet Sortor said he never laid hands on her.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did not touch you. I have it on video,&rdquo; he remarked at the end of the tense exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Sortor claimed in an X post written alongside the video that Ocasio-Cortez contacted the United States Capitol Police following the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I confronted AOC at the Capitol over her refusal to condemn the Biden Migrant Crisis, which led to a migrant setting an innocent woman on fire today,&rdquo; Sortor wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She responded by falsely accusing me of assault, and even got the Capitol Police involved, who agreed I never touched her,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;AOC is one of the WORST members of Congress, and her lack of action is costing the lives of innocent New Yorkers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sortor also wrote that Ocasio-Cortez &ldquo;blamed DANIEL PENNY for subways being unsafe&rdquo; as she &ldquo;encourages even MORE unvetted migrants to pour across the border.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wow-aoc-terrified-trumps-victory-pushes-insane-theory-next-term-will-look-like\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> indeed appeared to blame <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/year-persecution-daniel-penny-spotted-guest-honor-trumps-box-army-navy-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Penny<\/a>, who was acquitted earlier this month of the death of irate homeless man Jordan Neely in a New York City subway car, over the incident.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The point of our justice system is a level of accountability to prevent a person who does not have remorse about taking another person&rsquo;s life,&rdquo; she said in a video recorded last year, which recirculated after the acquittal, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/12\/10\/us-news\/aoc-suggests-subway-riders-should-be-scared-of-daniel-penny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">AOC: The subway will be safer if we lock up people like Daniel Penny <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6R5SyndtHc\">pic.twitter.com\/6R5SyndtHc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1866356413276008775?\">December 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The fact that a person has expressed no remorse indicates a risk that it may happen again,&rdquo; Ocasio-Cortez said of Penny. &ldquo;And if we do not want to unleash that level of violence then we should exert a level of accountability to prevent that from happening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The renewed discussion of violent incidents on New York City mass transit comes after an illegal immigrant from Guatemala allegedly lit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illegal-immigrant-arrested-connection-womans-nightmarish-nyc-subway-death-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">woman on fire<\/a>&nbsp;Sunday aboard a subway car.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The video, shared on X, depicted Sortor asking Ocasio-Cortez about how the southern border situation impacts her district, as her staff attempted to block him. She suggested that he had made contact with her on the staircase. Sortor pressed her about whether she was discussing border issues with the Biden administration, stating that &#8220;Your district is really suffering under the pressure of the border crisis.&#8221; Despite Ocasio-Cortez&#8217;s repeated insistence for him not to touch her, Sortor maintained that he never did and claimed to have video evidence supporting his assertion. He also mentioned in a post that she contacted Capitol Police after their encounter and criticized her for not addressing what he termed as a migrant crisis linked to violence in New York City<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2383328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AOC-3.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8334,47345,47344,36160,41541],"class_list":["post-2383327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-aoc","tag-assault-allegations","tag-conservative-journalist","tag-political-controversy","tag-video-evidence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/AOC-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2383327"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2383331,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2383327\/revisions\/2383331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2383328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2383327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2383327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2383327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}