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====Refusal to compromise====
When Republican Senator [[Ted Cruz]] attempted to compromise with the Democrats by agreeing with Ocasio-Cortez on a recent populist uprising by small business investors, Ocasio-Cortez reacted badly to Cruz, falsely accusing him of "attempted murder" because of his challenge of [[Democrat election fraud]] and demanding that he resign his Senate seat, then following that with falsely accusing him of being responsible for the recent suicide of a Capitol Police officer in the wake of the [[2021 Capitol riot]].<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/wow-ted-cruz-reaches-hand-across-aisle-agree-ocasio-cortez-populist-investor-uprising-aoc-bites-off-head-accuses-attempted-murder-tells-resign/ WOW! Ted Cruz Reaches a Hand Across the Aisle to Agree with Ocasio-Cortez on Populist Investor Uprising – AOC Bites Off His Head, Accuses Him of Attempted Murder, Tells Him to Resign] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> When she was later confronted about her comments that libeled Cruz, she openly lied about the comments, claiming the quote was "not accurate" (even though her exact words are recorded on her posts), then she refused to apologize for it and walked away rather than face accountability for her words.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/02/psycho-ocasio-cortez-confronted-exact-quote-accusing-ted-cruz-attempted-murder-openly-lies-walks-away-video/ Psycho Ocasio Cortez Is Confronted on Her Exact Quote Accusing Ted Cruz of Attempted Murder — Then Openly Lies About It and Walks Away] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>
===Leftwing insurrection===