Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., allegedly screamed at Customs and Border Protection agents “in a threatening manner” during a recent visit to a southern border facility in Texas, according to a report — after she made the explosive claim that women being held at at least one facility are being forced to drink “out of toilets.”
The New York Democrat allegedly became angry with federal agents on Monday in El Paso during a trip to the area with roughly a dozen members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Washington Examiner reported, citing two witnesses at the location.
White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s visit to a southern border detention center was nothing more than a “photo-op” and accused her of being hypocritical on Tuesday.
Conway cited the $4.6 billion bipartisan humanitarian aid package which was passed by both houses of Congress and signed by President Trump on Monday and chastised those who voted against it, specifically Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Lara Logan, Special correspondent for Sinclair and former CBS News foreign correspondent, fills Dan & Amy in on what she discovered during her recent investigation along the border: