AOC Bristles During Confrontation With Libs Of TikTok’s Chaya Raichik: ‘I Never Want To Share Space With You’

On Thursday, Chaya Raichik, creator of the “Libs of TikTok” channel, filed an ethics complaint against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and had an encounter with her in the Capitol. Raichik had tried to meet with Ocasio-Cortez last week regarding allegations made during a congressional hearing but was unsuccessful. She sought help from the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation to file the official complaint instead.

When the two met in the hallway, Raichik explained that she had delivered an ethics complaint because Ocasio-Cortez lied about her in a congressional hearing. Ocasio-Cortez denied the accusation and accused Raichik of being transphobic. The encounter ended with Ocasio-Cortez saying, “Thank you, but no thank you, you’re super transphobic.”

Ocasio-Cortez had previously claimed that Raichik’s vocal opposition to gender transition procedures for children had resulted in harassment and threats against medical professionals. During her appearance at a February hearing, Ocasio-Cortez said Raichik’s followers circulated a lie that ultimately led to “real-life harassment and ultimately a bomb threat” against Boston Children’s Hospital.

Raichik had initially tried to confront Ocasio-Cortez in person last week but was told that the congresswoman was not in her office. When Raichik left a post-it note on Ocasio-Cortez’s door telling her not to “lie about American citizens,” she received no response from the congresswoman.

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