I felt that if this was the journey that my life was taking, that I felt that things were going to be OK.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “I felt that if this was the journey that my life was taking, that I felt that things were going to be OK.”
On the recordMarch 3, 2021
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Ocasio-Cortez reflects on her feelings during the insurrection and her purpose.
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