{"id":47027,"date":"2022-07-30T21:09:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=47027"},"modified":"2022-07-30T21:09:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T21:09:59","slug":"capitol-police-visit-podcaster-who-criticized-aoc-on-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/capitol-police-visit-podcaster-who-criticized-aoc-on-twitter","title":{"rendered":"Capitol Police Visit Podcaster Who Criticized AOC on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03e5826b74b\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03e5826b74b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03e5826b74b\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/capitol-police-visit-podcaster-who-criticized-aoc-on-twitter\/#Capitol_Police_Visit_Podcaster_Who_Criticized_AOC_on_Twitter\" title=\"Capitol Police Visit Podcaster Who Criticized AOC on Twitter\">Capitol Police Visit Podcaster Who Criticized AOC on Twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/capitol-police-visit-podcaster-who-criticized-aoc-on-twitter\/#a_left-wing_anti-war_activist_criticized_aoc_on_twitter\" title=\"a left-wing anti-war activist criticized aoc on twitter\">a left-wing anti-war activist criticized aoc on twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/capitol-police-visit-podcaster-who-criticized-aoc-on-twitter\/#a_podcaster_was_harassed_by_police\" title=\"a podcaster was &#8220;harassed&#8221; by police\">a podcaster was &#8220;harassed&#8221; by police<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/capitol-police-visit-podcaster-who-criticized-aoc-on-twitter\/#aoc_criticized_aoc_on_twitter\" title=\"aoc criticized aoc on twitter\">aoc criticized aoc on twitter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/capitol-police-visit-podcaster-who-criticized-aoc-on-twitter\/#aoc_was_not_behind_a_police_visit\" title=\"aoc was not behind a police visit\">aoc was not behind a police visit<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Capitol_Police_Visit_Podcaster_Who_Criticized_AOC_on_Twitter\"><\/span>Capitol Police Visit Podcaster Who Criticized AOC on Twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-height:285px; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-width:37% height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/a648Sk5.jpg\" align=\"left\" alt=\"police visited a person who criticized aoc on twitter\">  <\/p>\n<p>Last week, Capitol Police officers stopped by the home of a left-wing anti-war activist. While the police said they were not acting on behalf of the president, they did say they weren&#8217;t behind the visit. Wentz, a co-host of a left-wing podcast called Left Bitches, had been discussing the Middle East and how to bring peace. In response to his question, Wentz was visited by Capitol Police.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a_left-wing_anti-war_activist_criticized_aoc_on_twitter\"><\/span>a left-wing anti-war activist criticized aoc on twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After a left-wing anti-war activist posted a video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaking about Israel-Palestine, California Highway Patrol officers stopped Wentz in Los Angeles. Wentz&#8217;s response to the police officers was &#8216;underwhelming&#8217;. He later discovered the officers were officers of the California Highway Patrol. Wentz said he was upset with the incident but later apologized for his actions.<\/p>\n<p>AOC&#8217;s office is located in the Cannon House Office Building, which was not attacked by the rioters on January 6. The right-wing activists started a viral hashtag for her to target on Twitter. AOC tried to address these critics directly but delegated some of her staff to report them to social media. However, many left-wing activists were not happy about this, and the congresswoman was irritated that they were targeted.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a_podcaster_was_harassed_by_police\"><\/span>a podcaster was &#8220;harassed&#8221; by police<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A podcaster in California was recently harassed by police after he posted critical tweets about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. He claims that the police framed his tweets as a result of a threat to Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter. Wentz is a podcaster who hosts two podcasts. The tweets criticized the congresswoman and her bumbling answers.<\/p>\n<p>While the tweets from Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez are outrageous, they should be taken in context. While AOC claims that the incident was a &#8220;provocation,&#8221; the response by Congress was part of a disturbing pattern of weaponizing oppression and destroying women. Rather than condemning AOC&#8217;s tweets, Congress should have condemned them and held a hearing to investigate their source.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"aoc_criticized_aoc_on_twitter\"><\/span>aoc criticized aoc on twitter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In a tweet posted by Ryan Wentz, the host of Soapbox on the Internet, he claims that the police visited him after he tweeted a link to an interview with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Wentz criticized the congresswoman&#8217;s bumbling responses on Israel and Palestine. The tweet has since trended on Twitter, generating the hashtag #AOClied.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, two plainclothes police officers appeared outside the home of an individual who criticized AOC on Twitter. While it is unknown why the police visited the person, Capitol Police did not deny that they were involved. However, the tweets from Wentz&#8217;s Twitter account suggest that she may be a victim of political harassment. She has said that she has a &#8220;bad reputation&#8221; due to her tweets.<\/p>\n<p>After the video went viral, several people criticized AOC and her statements about the Palestine-Israel conflict. The video caused online mockery and AOC was accused of lying about her situation. Many leftist Twitter users derided AOC for her shaming comments and for her meaningless word salad. This incident has caused many people to ask who initiated the contact between AOC and Wentz.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"aoc_was_not_behind_a_police_visit\"><\/span>aoc was not behind a police visit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When asked about her arrest by Capitol Police, AOC said she walked with her hands behind her back most of the time. That was in stark contrast to right-wing commentators who noted that she was waving and raising her fists to supporters. In fact, it is best to keep your hands behind your back when detained by police, since this will lessen the chances of escalating charges.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, AOC was questioned by Capitol Police after a private video of her answering a question regarding the Israeli-Palestine conflict went viral. Despite her lack of presence, she refused to answer most of them without her lawyer. 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