Yesterday, I broke the story that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) wasn’t actually in the Capitol building during the actions that went down on Jan. 6, she was in the Cannon House Office building, about a six minute walk away.

People hadn’t realized that when she told her Instagram story of her ‘near death experience’ of being terrified by a police officer knocking on her door that she wasn’t in the Capitol building. They assumed, based on what she was saying, that she was in the Capitol building. The story went everywhere and trended on Twitter.

AOC flipped out and an email was sent out to her followers telling them to mass report anything on Facebook and Twitter that spread ‘disinformation’ about her account of what had happened on Jan. 6.

There have been no public reports that Cannon was ever breached. Indeed, as I previously explained, the building was locked down prior to the breaching at the Capitol.

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) confirmed in a tweet that no “insurrectionists” in the hall of Cannon that she shared with AOC. Mace’s office is two doors down from that of AOC and I included that tweet from Mace in my story.

This morning, after all the hullabaloo about AOC, Mace once again confirmed that there had been no “insurrectionists” in the hallway.

I'm two doors down from @aoc and no insurrectionists stormed our hallway… https://t.co/pAuLh4Vvam pic.twitter.com/xRV4qqY7Qs

— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) February 4, 2021

But it triggered AOC once again, as my colleague Brandon Morse reported, claiming Mace’s comment was a “deeply cynical & disgusting attack.”

This is a deeply cynical & disgusting attack, @NancyMace.

As the Capitol complex was stormed & people were being killed, none of us knew in the moment what areas were compromised.

You previously told reporters yourself that you barricaded in your office, afraid you’d be hurt. pic.twitter.com/n4yoBXAUal

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 4, 2021

Why is the truth a “deeply cynical and disgusting attack?” Unless the truth hurts the narrative you’re trying to promote.

AOC then commenced with a “deeply cynical and disgusting attack” on Mace for that basic comment, citing Mace’s prior statements about being scared and evacuating. AOC went overboard with her attack on Mace, talking about being a “survivor,” which has nothing to do with whether there was a real threat in the hall.

This was what you were saying just a few weeks ago.

Now you’re contradicting your own account to attack me for Fox News clicks.

It’s honestly pretty sad to see you turn around like this and throw other people under the bus.

Thought you’d be better.https://t.co/1WPlwUWlar

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 4, 2021

Wild that @NancyMace is discrediting herself less than 1 mo in office w/ such dishonest attacks. She *went on record* saying she barricaded in fear.@NancyMace who else’s experiences will you minimize?Capitol Police in Longworth? Custodial workers who cleaned up shards of glass? https://t.co/l1CT0jIXJF

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 4, 2021

This is where the true damage of what @NancyMace is doing comes in.

How many survivors are watching her? Who now, seeing her, won’t get care or will feel further shame or silence? Who won’t speak up bc they know there are voices in leadership ready to minimize their experiences?

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 4, 2021

But Mace’s statements were not inconsistent. Mace never said there was a threat in the hall, just that she was concerned about what was going on “nearby” at the Capitol building (six minutes walk away). Mace’s story has always been consistent.

Capitol Police? AOC is going to try to invoke the Capitol Police and use their feelings to defend her position after trying to smear one of them who came to help evacuate her because of the suspicious package?

Talk about “she doth protest too much.”

AOC’s problem is that Mace’s simple truth again punctures the narrative that AOC had constructed about the nature of the threat.

Mace wasn’t having any of AOC’s nonsense and fired back, laying her out with the facts that AOC seems to want to paper over and spin.

*FACT CHECK*

I have not once discounted your fear. We were ALL terrified that day.

I’m stating the fact that insurrectionists were never in our hallway… because they weren’t. I deal in facts. Unlike you, apparently. https://t.co/S6CWasKNpY

— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) February 4, 2021

Hold up ✋

You seem to be triggered by facts so let me be clear:

I have not ONCE discounted your experience. It was harrowing for all of us.

FACT: Insurrectionists weren’t in our hallways. It’s your eagerness to politicize absolutely ANYTHING that deserves condemnation. https://t.co/9wXruBQfi0

— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) February 4, 2021

But now, in typical @AOC fashion, you’re making this political, even going as far as saying I don’t “hear” victims of assault — ME, of all people. You don’t know my story. SMH. Just stop it. https://t.co/Hrhg33gble

— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) February 4, 2021

So says the Congresswoman who demonized Capitol Police officers, like what, 3 days ago? Mmm k, @AOC. https://t.co/m3yA53ASUa

— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) February 4, 2021

By the way, Mace is a survivor of sexual assault and has spoken out against it, which is why she busted AOC’s use of that to try to spin on her.

Glad to see that Mace is standing by her original words, backing up the facts and not afraid to take on AOC and her flying monkey brigade of Twitter trolls.