AOC postpones rally over security fears after the assassination of Charlie Kirk [View all]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 11 September 2025 17:06 EDT


Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is rescheduling a weekend rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, after the assassination of MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk.

Speaking with reporters Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez said due to safety concerns and out of respect for Kirk, she would move the Sunday event with the North Carolina Democratic Party.

“From the moment I was elected, I have felt that I accept a certain level of risk in doing this job,” Ocasio-Cortez told reporters outside of the Capitol.

“But it is about the fact that the security protocols and the ways we think about it and conceive of it are for a bygone time. They’re not designed for stochastic time.”

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